Middle East

Rome Reuters  —  Italian prosecutors said on Saturday they had arrested nine people on suspicion of financing Hamas through charities…

When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets US President Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago this week, the encounter will mark more…

Kabul, Afghanistan AP  —  Through the decades, downtown Kabul’s Ariana Cinema had weathered revolution and war, emerging battered and bruised…

With nearly 3 million users— around a third of its population — the United Arab Emirates has the world’s highest…

Reuters  —  Israel became the first country to formally recognize the self-declared Republic of Somaliland as an independent and sovereign…

Two people were killed when a Palestinian man launched a car-ramming and stabbing attack in northern Israel, police said Friday.…

At least eight people were killed and 18 others injured in an explosion targeting a mosque in the Syrian city…

Five people were killed and 21 others injured following an explosion at the Imam Ali bin Abi Talib Mosque in…

Rome  —  Pope Leo XIV celebrated the first Christmas since his election by denouncing the suffering of people of Gaza…

Christmas celebrations have returned to the birthplace of Jesus after a two-year hiatus, but the joy remains overshadowed by another…