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A dispute between the two rival Palestinian governments is preventing hundreds of patients in Gaza from receiving urgent medical care abroad, officials said Sunday.
One Gaza man said he has tried unsuccessfully for the past week...
Syrian TV says the country's national security chief has died of wounds suffered in a rebel blast.
General Hisham Ikhtiyar is the fourth member of President Bashar al-Assad's inner circle to die in Wednesday's bombing that targeted...
Security forces in North Sinai, in coordination with tribal leaders, managed to release the two American tourists and their Egyptian tour guide who were kidnapped a few days ago.
Security Director Ahmed Bakr told state-run news agency MENA that...
GAZA — Egypt's new president holds the key to blockaded Gaza, but he is signaling that he won't rush to help the territory's Hamas rulers by striking a border deal with them, even though they are fellow members of the region's...
GENEVA — The International Committee of the Red Cross says it now considers the conflict in Syria a civil war, meaning international humanitarian law applies throughout the country.
The Geneva-based group's assessment is an important...
MAFRAQ, Jordan — Jordan opened a new refugee camp Tuesday near the border with Syria to accommodate the growing number of people fleeing the deadly violence in the neighboring country, days after the UN refugee agency appealed to the kingdom...
Egypt’s new president-elect, Mohamed Morsy, said on Sunday he would be a leader "for all Egyptians" and called for national unity after a polarizing race.
In his first televised speech on state TV, Morsy declared he would be a leader...
MANAMA, Bahrain — A doctor sentenced on charges of aiding anti-government protests in Bahrain went on a hunger strike Thursday.
Saeed al-Samaheeji was among nine medical professionals sentenced last week to prison terms ranging from one month...
KUWAIT CITY – Kuwait's constitutional court further complicated the country's chaotic political situation on Wednesday, ruling the Parliament was elected unconstitutionally and restoring the previous legislature....
Unidentified militants infiltrated Israel early Monday, opening antitank fire against Israeli civilians building a security fence along the border with Egypt's turbulent Sinai desert, the Israeli military said.
Israeli radio and TV stations...
