Arab delegations began arriving in the Lebanese capital on Friday to take part in a Sunday economic development summit organized by the Arab League. While most Arab countries sent delegations at the ambassadorial level, only three out of 22 Arab heads of state are set to participate in...

Over the course of 2018, Israeli forces killed a total of 290 Palestinians, most of whom had not taken part in any hostilities, an Israeli human rights group reported Friday.  “Israeli security forces killed 290 Palestinians [in 2018], including 55 minors,” rights group B’Tselem...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan received Republican U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham in the capital Ankara on Friday, presidential sources said. Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin and presidential communications director Fahrettin Altun were present at...

As Emmanuel Macron heads to Egypt, activists are calling on the French president to address abuses at an Egyptian shipyard building battleships in partnership with a French company. But with multi-billion euro military deals at stake, will he comply? In May 2016, hundreds of workers at...