The Secretaries of Defense and State urged an end to the ongoing row between Qatar and four of its neighbors Tuesday, saying the Gulf crisis has not only hurt the countries directly involved but Washington as well. "This dispute has had direct negative consequences economically...

One in four children in the world has been living in a country affected by conflict or a disaster, the UN warned on Tuesday. In a report on humanitarian action for children in 2018 , the UN Children's Fund revealed that nearly 50 million children have been displaced due to...

Israeli soldiers kill Palestinian in West Bank: ministry

A coalition of eight Egyptian opposition parties and some 150 pro-democracy public figures are calling on voters to boycott the March presidential election, saying it amounts to a "farce" or "absurdity bordering on madness." The incumbent, general-turned-president Abdel-Fattah...