Middle East

Israel said on Wednesday it would cut a further US$2 million from its already reduced contribution this year to the…

Arab leaders on Wednesday relaunched a peace plan that offers Israel full ties in exchange for Palestinian statehood, signaling to…

Pope Francis on Wednesday said it was "imperative and urgent" to protect civilians in Iraq, speaking as US investigators looked…

Jordan's King Abdullah said peace would not be attained in the Middle East without the creation of a Palestinian state…

Afghanistan plans to double the number of elite special forces from 17,000 troops, officials said, part of a long-term strategy…

Sudan's official news agency says President Omar al-Bashir will attend Wednesday's Arab Summit in Jordan, despite a long-standing warrant for…

A US-backed Syrian alliance of Kurdish and Arab militias on Sunday took a military airport in northern Syria held by…

Iran denied on Saturday US accusations that its fast-attack boats were "harassing" warships at the mouth of the Gulf, and…

Clashes between security forces and Muslim residents of a village in Luxor governorate erupted on Friday, after a rumor that…

At least 16 people were killed overnight in air strikes on a prison in the rebel-held city of Idlib in…