AFP - Bahrain's largest Shiite opposition formation has not yet decided if it will take part in the national dialogue proposed by King Hamad that is set to begin on July 1, its head told AFP on Saturday.

AP - Gaza Strip militants vowed Saturday that an Israeli soldier captured five years ago would not "see the light" until Palestinian prisoners held by Israel were released.

AFP - The United States warned Friday that a pro-Palestinian aid flotilla would be taking "irresponsible and provocative actions" if it carries out plans to break Israel's naval blockade of Gaza.

AFP - Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah on Friday said members of his group had confessed to being CIA agents, and accused arch-foe Israel of turning to the US spy agency after failing to infiltrate his party.

Reuters - Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said Friday the group had captured three spies among its members, two of whom were recruited by the Central Intelligence Agency.

AFP - Israeli, Palestinian and international human rights groups issued a joint statement on Friday calling on Gaza militants to end "inhumane" treatment of an Israeli soldier they hold captive.

AP - Hezbollah's leader said Friday that the Islamic militant group had captured three spies in its ranks, two of whom were allegedly recruited by the CIA to spy for Israel.

AFP - Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah's charges that the Central Intelligence Agency had infiltrated his group in Lebanon were "empty accusations," a US embassy spokesperson said Friday.

AFP - Israeli forces fired tear gas at some 200 stone-throwing Palestinians Friday in the West Bank village of Bilin, focus of years of protests against Israel's controversial separation barrier.

AFP - Europe's leaders Friday backed a French plan for a Palestinian donor conference as President Nicolas Sarkozy insisted it had a wider goal of gathering Palestinians and Israelis together for peace talks.

AP - A visit by Bahrain's king to Sunni supporters this week was also something of a royal blessing for a rising political star: an Islamic scholar who claims the Gulf kingdom is under threat from both foe Iran and ally America.

AFP - A Bahrain court sentenced eight Shiite opposition activists to life in prison Wednesday for "plotting to overthrow" the kingdom's Sunni rulers, nearly a week ahead of a national dialogue proposed by the king.

AP - The State Department is warning Americans against participating in an international flotilla aimed at breaking Israel's sea blockade of the Palestinian Gaza Strip.

AP - Bahraini protesters poured back to the streets Wednesday after a security court sentenced eight Shiite activists to life in prison in the latest blow by the Western-backed kingdom to cripple the biggest Arab Spring opposition movement in the Gulf.

AFP - The Palestinian National Council could this year gain "partner for democracy" status at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, the Strasbourg-based body said Wednesday.

AFP - Israeli troops on Wednesday began taking down barbed wire around the West Bank village of Bilin, focus of years of protests against Israel's controversial separation barrier, an AFP correspondent reported.