Middle East

Pope Francis on Saturday described how he became emotional when he met a family of Syrian refugees who have been…

A group tracking the Syrian war said on Saturday that Islamist insurgents shot dead 56 members of Syrian government forces…

Israel carried out air strikes in the Gaza Strip on Saturday after Palestinian militants there fired rockets into southern Israel. The…

Israeli police deployed heavily on Friday to bar young Muslim men from prayers at the Al-Aqsa mosque site in Jerusalem…

Switzerland said Friday that it would take in 1,500 refugees and migrants over the next two years while strengthening support…

Palestinian Mohammed Allan, being held without trial by Israel, suspended a hunger strike Friday, two days after resuming it, a…

As Gulf Arab troops push through Yemen's central desert into the mountains that lead to the capital held by the…

Saudi Arabia has warned Muslim pilgrims attending next week's hajj in Mecca to avoid exploiting Islam's annual gathering for political…

Israel deployed hundreds of extra police around the Old City of Jerusalem on Friday after Palestinian leaders called for a…

Yemen's Prime Minister Khaled Bahah and several of his ministers travelled to Aden Wednesday from exile in Saudi Arabia, two…