Middle East

  BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syria’s economy minister said he sees no reason yet to re-open the Nassib crossing with Jordan,…

  UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – US President Donald Trump will chair a UN Security Council meeting on Iran this month…

  JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected an appeal against the demolition of a Bedouin village in…

  BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s Parliament Speaker said on Wednesday the country was in “intensive care” and the economic situation…

  ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey hopes a summit with Iranian and Russian leaders in Tehran on Friday will avert a…

DUBAI (Reuters) – Qatar amended its residency laws on Tuesday to allow most foreign workers to leave the country without…

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Israeli jets flying high over Lebanon struck at targets inside Syria on Tuesday, Syrian state media…

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo landed in Islamabad Wednesday to meet new Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying he was…

BASRA, Iraq (AP) — Iraq’s prime minister has ordered an investigation into violent protests in the southern city of Basra…

With Tehran’s support, Moscow has renewed its airstrikes against the last major rebel stronghold in Syria. The US had warned…