Middle East

Israel is calling for negotiations over the return of four Israelis being held in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip after Hamas leaders said they could be willing to make a deal. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s...

The Palestinians’ only option now is to “entirely reject” the U.S. peace plan and sever relations with the United States and Israel, according to PLO Secretary General Saeb Erekat. Speaking during a May 30 interview...

Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah issued a warning on Tuesday evening against anyone trying to take advantage of the current unrest in Lebanon to weaken his organization. “Whoever puts us between the option of withdrawing our...

Tensions have run increasingly high between the Jordanians and Saudis on one side, and the Turks and Qataris on the other over control of the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. “Turkey’s neo-Ottominism in its foreign policy...

Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Monday refused to suspend a lower court’s ruling freeing Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, who was convicted of being part of the 2002 killing in Pakistan of Wall Street Journal Jewish journalist Daniel Pearl, paving...

The International Criminal Police Organization Interpol has denied a request from Iran to issue an arrest warrant for U.S. President Donald Trump and 35 other unnamed officials whom Tehran claims were involved in the assassination of...

Jordanian Prime Minister Omar Razzaz said his country is inclined to “look positively” on a “one-state democratic solution” to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. On the contrary, he said if Israel were to extend sovereignty into...

Another fire broke out in an industrial area near Tehran on Tuesday, Iranian state TV reported. A fire department official said the incident was under investigation, reported Reuters. “The fire broke out at the industrial area of...

Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh criticized Monday’s historic direct flight between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, saying it was “painful.” Speaking at the start of the weekly Palestinian Cabinet meeting in Ramallah on Monday, Shtayyeh...

A Hezbollah arms depot exploded in the village of Ain Qana in southern Lebanon on Tuesday was caused by a “technical error,” a security source told Reuters. The blast, which reportedly did not cause many injuries,...