Middle East

BERLIN (Reuters) — Germany has banned all Iran-backed Hezbollah activity on its soil and designated it a terrorist organization, the…

ISTANBUL (Reuters) — When the clothing factory where Syrian refugee Mohammed Eid had worked since arriving in Istanbul closed because…

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s Central Bank governor defended himself Wednesday against scathing criticism, claiming there is a “systematic campaign” meant…

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israelis celebrated their Independence Day at home Wednesday amid a nationwide lockdown aimed at slowing the spread…

TRIPOLI, Lebanon (Reuters) — Protests against growing economic hardship erupted in Tripoli and spread to other Lebanese cities on Tuesday,…

At least 46 people were killed by a fuel truck blast in northern Syria on Tuesday. The explosion took place…

ISTANBUL (Reuters) — The traditional lighting that hangs between the minarets of Turkish mosques, usually packed for evening prayers in…

JAFFA, Israel (Reuters) — Shortly after sunset, Muslims in the ancient Israeli port city of Jaffa filed quietly into an…

Each morning since February, Israeli Arab doctor Khitam Hussein has woken up before dawn to rush to a job on…

Like thousands of Saudi women, Rouaa al-Mousa entered the workforce as reforms sweep the ultra-conservative kingdom and is certain that…