Middle East
Israel headed for clash with ICC over West Bank settlements
Emboldened by a supportive White House, Israel appears to be barreling toward a showdown with the international community over its half-century-old settlement ...Palestinians angrily reject Trump Mideast peace plan
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said “a thousand no’s” Tuesday to the Mideast peace plan announced by President Donald Trump, which strongly favors ...Iraq protesters rebuild torched camps as rocket attack sparks fears
Anti-government demonstrators rebuilt torched protest camps across Iraq on Monday as more than a dozen countries condemned the “lethal” reaction by security ...Netanyahu pulls request for immunity on corruption charges
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu withdrew his request for immunity from prosecution on Tuesday, hours before parliamentary proceedings were set to begin. ...Syrian troops reach outskirts of key rebel-held town
Syrian government forces reached the outskirts of a key rebel-held town on Sunday, part of a weekslong offensive into the country’s last ...Syria regime forces on edge of key rebel-held town: monitor
Syrian regime forces have reached the outskirts of a key city on the edge of the country’s last rebel-held stronghold, a monitor ...Thousands protest in Iraq to demand ouster of US troops
Thousands of supporters of populist Iraqi cleric Moqtada Sadr gathered in Baghdad on Friday for a rally to demand the ouster of ...Saudi dismisses link to hack of Amazon owner Bezos
The Saudi embassy in Washington on Tuesday dismissed suggestions the kingdom hacked the phone of Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos, as media ...Iran confirms two missiles fired at Ukraine airliner
Iran has confirmed two missiles were fired at a Ukrainian airliner brought down this month, in a catastrophic error that killed all ...Dozens wounded as Iraqi protesters up pressure on government
Iraqi security forces wounded dozens of protesters on Sunday as renewed anti-government demonstrations gripped the capital and Iraq’s south, activists and officials ...














