Additional restrictions imposed on Palestinian development in Israeli-controlled parts of the West Bank cost the Palestinian economy an estimated $50 billion between 2000 and 2020, the UN said...
A van smuggling 12 Syrian migrants crashed into a police car near the Bulgarian capital on Tuesday after the driver fled a police checkpoint, injuring an officer and some passengers....
Saudi King Salman has declared a national holiday after the football team's stunning World Cup win on Tuesday over Argentina, state media reported. The 86-year-old...
The United States expressed "deep concern" Tuesday over the progress Iran is making on its nuclear program and its improving ballistic missile capability after Tehran said it has begun producing...
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday there were "no plans" for Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to visit Washington while it reviews relations with the Gulf state....
Syria's 11-year war has provided a "drone laboratory" to countries, jihadists and other armed groups — with some weapons trialed and later deployed in Ukraine — peace monitors said Tuesday....
BEIRUT — Caretaker Interior Minister Bassam Mawlawi sent a letter on Monday to the Internal Security Forces and General Security ordering them to ban an LGBTQ+ event scheduled for Wednesday...
BEIRUT — Various political leaders and figures sent well wishes for Lebanon's 79th Independence Day, while international actors called on the Lebanese government to "urgently address" the...
Five people died and 40 were injured when a gas tank exploded and sparked a fire in a student dormitory in northern Iraq, authorities said Tuesday. The blast hit Monday...
Iran launched new cross-border missile and drone strikes Tuesday against Iranian-Kurdish opposition groups based in northern Iraq whom it accuses of stoking a wave of protests in the Islamic...
When he talks about Lebanon, Anthony Trad, 20, does not hide the unconditional love he feels. And yet, “like most young Lebanese, I have an ambivalent relationship with Lebanon,” he told...
LONDON — Japanese bank Nomura has warned that seven countries — Egypt, Romania, Sri Lanka, Turkey, the Czech Republic, Pakistan and Hungary — are now at a high risk of currency crises. The...
Passenger traffic at Dubai international airport returned to pre-pandemic levels in the third quarter, officials said on Tuesday, with volumes nearing 18.5 million at the major aviation hub....
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed Tuesday that Turkey would "soon" launch a ground operation into Syria against Kurdish targets defying mounting international pressure. Ankara launched a...
A base in northeastern Syria used jointly by Kurdish forces and the US-led coalition was hit in a Turkish drone strike on Tuesday, majority-Kurdish forces and a war monitor said....
Saudi Arabia pulled off one of the greatest upsets in World Cup history on Tuesday, roaring back to beat Lionel Messi's Argentina 2-1 and set the tournament in Qatar alight. Copa America champions...
BEIRUT — Not electing a new president could lead to the "collapse of the Lebanese state," US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Barbara Leaf stated Monday. In an interview with...
DUBAI — Iran has begun enriching uranium to 60 percent purity at its underground Fordow nuclear site, state media reported on Tuesday, a move that may annoy Western powers pushing Tehran to roll...
BEIRUT — The carefully choreographed protocol for Lebanon’s official Independence Day events envision a government headed by a president, a prime minister and a speaker of Parliament. Twenty-five...
DUBAI — Iran, which has blamed "foreign adversaries" for protests sparked by the death of a woman in morality police custody, said on Tuesday 40 foreign nationals had been arrested for their...
The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces Tuesday urged the United States and Russia to work for de-escalation after Turkey launched deadly cross-border raids against its fighters and threatened a...
Often described as the "king of folklore," a title he refuted, Lebanese author, composer and musical director Romeo Lahoud, died Tuesday morning at the age of 92, according to the state-run...
Beirut’s demands, Israel’s terms, and Washington’s stance: Behind the scenes of the negotiations
Lebanon stuck between a rock and a hard place: A US disarmament plan, or an extended expansion to the war?
