Middle East

Netanyahu’s Plan for Gaza City Has Skeptics in Israeli ...

The military leadership has said it prefers a new cease-fire instead of renewed ...

What to Know About the Israeli Hostages Still Held in Gaza

A group representing many of the hostages’ families has said the Israeli securit...

Israel Says It’s Preparing to Take Control of Gaza City...

The decision to expand operations in the enclave went against the recommendation...

Nicholas Clapp, 89, Dies; ‘Real-Life Indiana Jones’ Pur...

A documentary filmmaker and amateur archaeologist, he was consumed by the desire...

Egypt Ends Rent Control System Than Aided Poor for Decades

Officials say a new law will rebalance a housing market long distorted by rigid ...

How a Pro-Palestinian Group Fell Foul of a Long Unused ...

The protest group Palestine Action does not promote violence against people. But...

Despite Opposition, Netanyahu’s Security Cabinet to Dis...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet with a group of senior minis...

After Weeks of Sectarian Clashes in Syria, an Uneasy Tr...

The fighting has stopped in the southern city of Sweida, three weeks after a dea...

Huckabee Says U.S.-Backed Aid Sites in Gaza Will ‘Scale...

The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation will soon operate 16 distribution sites instead...

On the Hunt for Spies, Iran Executes a Nuclear Scientist

After the war with Israel, Iranian authorities have swept up hundreds of people ...

A Weakened Hezbollah Resists Pressure to Give Up Its We...

The Lebanese militant group has lost much of its power since the recent war with...

Netanyahu Squanders His Moment to Halt the War in Gaza

Israel’s leader is now pushing for an “all or nothing” deal with Hamas. He has n...

More than 140 African Migrants Feared Dead In Boat Disa...

The vessel capsized along a heavily traveled but treacherous route for Africans ...

Photos From a Gaza Airdrop

A photographer accompanied a Jordanian aircrew as it dropped aid to Gaza, where ...

Trump Envoy Witkoff Visits Gaza as Aid Crisis Deepens

Steve Witkoff went to the Palestinian enclave amid growing pressure on Israel to...

Arab States Call for Hamas to Disarm Amid Push for a Pa...

“Hamas must end its rule in Gaza,” reads a declaration endorsed by the 22 member...