Middle East

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas accused Israeli rabbis on Thursday of calling for the poisoning of Palestinian water, in what appeared…

Turkey's parliament has granted immunity from prosecution to members of the armed forces conducting counter-terrorism operations as security forces battle…

Turkey's nationalist opposition leader faced a growing challenge on Thursday after a veteran party member resigned from his parliamentary role,…

Bahraini authorities on Thursday summoned five Shi'ite Muslim scholars for questioning, activists said, in what appeared another step in a…

The number of people killed in an explosion and in clashes between militiamen and locals in a town east of…

Belting out an emotional song in honor of Kurdish military forces under a full moon, Syrian refugee Mizzgin Rumi's shyness transformed to…

Three suspected Islamic State militants were arrested in Istanbul late on Tuesday after a tip-off they had planned an attack…

President Barack Obama and some administration officials have hailed recent military gains against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, but…

Bahrain has revoked the citizenship of the spiritual leader of the kingdom's Shi'ite Muslim majority, the state news agency reported…

Israeli troops on Tuesday shot dead an alleged Palestinian assailant after petrol bombs and rocks were thrown at Israeli vehicles…