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Ten Palestinian hunger strikers held at an Israeli prison have now been moved to hospital because of their deteriorating health,…

JERUSALEM — Facing Israel’s highest court in their wheelchairs, two Palestinian prisoners on the 66th day of their hunger strike…

KHARTOUM — South Sudan on Friday accused Sudan of launching an air strike on one of its oil regions, imperiling…

Libyan authorities on Thursday granted immunity to former rebels who fought to oust Muammar Qadhafi's regime and unveiled legislation that cracks down on the…

King Hamad ratified amendments to Bahrain's constitution on Thursday aimed at defusing unrest in the strategic Gulf state but the opposition dismissed the extra…

Blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng appealed on Thursday for asylum in the United States, throwing into doubt an agreement used…

Syrian security forces stormed student dorms at a northwestern university following anti-government protests there, killing at least four students and…

GAZA  — A UN agency says Egypt's outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease has reached neighboring Gaza Strip and could soon spread across…

Libya's ruling National Transitional Council on Wednesday dropped a controversial ban against parties organised along religious, regional, tribal or ethnic lines. Members of…