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The Islamic Republic of Iran finds itself grappling with new realities in a Middle East that has been turned upside-down by an unprecedented wave of revolt and rebellion

In a will written three months after the September 11 US attacks, Al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden apologized to his wives and children for neglecting them throughout their lives.

The reaction in Iran to the death of Osama bin Laden covers a wide spectrum from disbelief to the accusation that the al-Qaeda terror chief was actually a puppet for Israel and the United States.

A new deal was signed in Cairo on Wednesday between the two rival groups of Palestine -- Fatah and Hamas -- ending four years of enmity.

Shares of LivePerson Inc fell more than 15 percent on Tuesday, a day after the Web-based software maker reported a market-beating first-quarter profit but gave muted second-quarter and full-year outlooks.

A day after Osama's death, US President Barak Obama has announced that he will visit Ground Zero in New York to meet the victims of 9/11 terror. Obama marked the anniversary of Sept. 11 at the Pentagon in each of his two years as president until now.

U.S. stocks rose on Monday after President Barack Obama announced that Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden had been killed in a firefight with U.S. forces and as a spate of proposed deals cheered investors.

Oil rose on Monday in choppy trading, reversing an initial price slide following news that U.S. forces killed al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden.

The leader of Hamas, the Islamist Palestinian militant group that rules Gaza, has condemned the assassination of Osama Bin Laden by the United States.

Osama bin Muhammad bin Awad bin Laden was born in March 10 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He was the 17th of 52 children Muhammad Awad bin Laden, a wealthy businessman with close ties to the Saudi royal family, had.

Here is a selection of comments from prominent global figures on news of the death of Osama Bin Laden:

The unification of former Palestinian rivals Fatah and Hamas has left Israel feeling very uneasy.

A huge explosion which erupted at the al-Sabil terminal in Egypt’s North Sinai area has apparently been brought under control, according to Gasco, the company that operates the pipeline.

Rival Palestinian groups Fatah and Hamas are reportedly agreed to end their schism and form a joint unity government.

Leon Panetta, the director of the CIA has spent the last five days in Ankara, Turkey, on a secret visit with high-ranking Turk officials to evaluate the crisis in Syria, according to Turkish newspaper, Sabah.

The Iranian government has not issued any details about kind of damage the Stars virus did. While Jalali did not accuse the U.S. or Israel directly, he did refer to attacks from the U.S. and Israel on Iranian web sites and Internet infrastructure.

Iran has been targeted by a second computer virus in a cyber war waged by its enemies, its commander of civil defense said on Monday.

Hosni Mubarak, the deposed president of Egypt, will soon be transferred to a military hospital in Cairo from a facility in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, after a doctor determined he was well enough to be moved.

International Business Times spoke to Dilshod Achilov, a professor of political science at East Tennessee State University, in Johnson City, Tenn., to discuss Turkey’s evolving role in the Middle East, how it is handling the revolutions in the Arab world and its chances for accession into the EU.

A report from German scientists has refuelled apprehensions over the carcinogenic implications of energy saving devices, bulbs in particular.

Security forces in the city of Homs in Syria have opened fire to disperse thousands of anti-government protesters, according to media reports and witness accounts.