Hezbollah allies suffer losses in Lebanon election, early results show
Preliminary results from Lebanon's parliamentary election suggest allies of the Iran-backed Shia Muslim group Hezbollah have lost support. The Maronite Christian Lebanese Forces party, which...
Rocket attack in Syria kills 10 soldiers
A rocket attack targeting a military bus in Syria killed 10 soldiers and wounded nine more in the northwest on Friday, state news agency SANA...
UAE President Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan dies at age 73
United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has passed away on Friday at the age of 73. A period of mourning will...
One killed as price protests continue in Iran
Protests over soaring food prices continued in several cities in Iran on Saturday, according to postings on social media, while an Iranian lawmaker told local...
UAE strongman Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed named new president
The United Arab Emirates' de facto leader Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan was elected president of the Gulf Arab state by a federal supreme council...
France condemns arrest of two citizens in Iran
"The French government condemns these baseless arrests," a statement said. It did not identify the pair, but the head of a French education union said...
Israel advances plans for over 4,000 new West Bank homes
Israel approved plans for 4,427 West Bank homes on Thursday, ignoring a US request that it refrain from doing so. One outpost, Mitzpe Dani, was...
Shireen Abu Aqla: Palestinians to refer journalist’s killing to ICC
In a speech at a remembrance service attended by thousands of people, Mahmoud Abbas declared that Israel was "fully responsible" for her death. She was...
Tension over refugees takes center stage in Turkey ahead of elections
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s announcement that he plans to return 1 million Syrians to their homeland is an election tactic to boost support, analysts...
Arab world condemns Israel over death of Al Jazeera journalist
The Arab world blamed IDF soldiers for the shooting of prominent Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh on Wednesday morning, which occurred during clashes that...