Middle East

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday stopped short of endorsing the Trump administration’s recognition of…

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A spacecraft from the United Arab Emirates was set to swing into orbit around…

GAZA/RAMALLAH (Reuters) – Leaders of rival Palestinian factions began Egyptian-brokered reconciliation talks in Cairo on Monday to try to heal…

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis will meet with Iraq’s top Shiite Muslim cleric, Ali al-Sistani, during a trip next month…

Aid and human rights organizations say they fear that the COVID-19 vaccine could become a tool for governments, rebel groups…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s corruption trial resumed on Monday, with the 71-year-old set to formally respond to the charges…

Take a passing glance at Dubai, and you may think life is back to normal. In recent weeks, the bustling city…

US President Joe Biden confirmed Sunday that he would not lift sanctions against Iran until it complies with the nuclear deal. Biden responded with a clear “No” when the television…

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s ongoing building of settlements in the West Bank and east Jerusalem would likely be more vulnerable…

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Three young Saudi men who faced death sentences for acts they were accused of…