Middle East

BEIRUT (AP) — A university professor and former minister received the backing of the Hezbollah group and its allies Thursday,…

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Dozens of Palestinians protested outside an Israeli military court in the occupied West Bank on…

CAIRO (AP) — Amnesty International on Thursday urged Sudan’s new transitional government to deliver on popular demands for sweeping change…

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Mideast envoy said on Wednesday that Israel advanced or approved plans for over 22,000…

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s caretaker prime minister said on Wednesday he’s no longer a candidate for the post, eliminating himself…

BEIRUT (AP) — Assailants attacked several protest camps in north and south Lebanon early on Tuesday, according to state-run media,…

GENEVA (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan called on Tuesday for the resettlement of one million Syrian refugees in their…

ATHENS (Reuters) – On his fifth attempt, Iraqi refugee Wisam Sami finally succeeded in reaching Greece with thousands of others…

TOKYO (Reuters) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani will visit Japan on Dec. 20-21 and meet Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, as…

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanese troops lobbed tear gas on Tuesday to disperse supporters of Shi’ite groups Hezbollah and Amal who…