Jordanian Prime Minister Hani al-Mulki on Monday tendered his resignation to King Abdullah II following protests over a controversial income tax bill. King Abdullah accepted the resignation and appointed education minister Omar al-Razzaz to head up a new government, a source close to...

Israeli forces rounded up seven Palestinians in overnight raids across the occupied West Bank, according to the Israeli military. The individuals were arrested for “suspected involvement in popular terrorist activities,” the army claimed in a Monday statement, without elaborating....

At least seven people were killed and eight others wounded in a suicide bomb attack targeting a gathering of religious scholars in capital Kabul on Monday, according to police. Police spokesman Hashmat Stanikzai told Anadolu Agency: “Tight security was in place for the gathering of...

At least 55 journalists covering ongoing protests on the Gaza Strip have been wounded by Israeli soldiers, the Gaza government said on Sunday. "The number of Israeli violations against journalists in the Palestinian lands, 55 of which took place in Gaza, has reached a total of 125,"...