The Israeli government announced on Thursday tenders to build 75 new housing units in Adam settlement in the north of Al-Quds (occupied East Jerusalem), a move that was strongly condemned by the Palestinians.  “Israel is seeking to surround Al-Quds with settlements by...

U.S. President Barack Obama announced the nominations of the two new ambassadors to Egypt and Iraq on Thursday, filling a critical diplomatic gap for the U.S.  Robert Stephen Beecroft, the current ambassador to Iraq, will assume the top diplomatic post in Cairo while...

UK politicians have demanded that Britons fighting in Syria have their passports withdrawn, calling the step "a vital tool" in preventing people from joining foreign conflicts. The recommendation appeared in a 246-page counter-terrorism report , published on Friday, from the...

AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Two journalists in Jordan having a televised debate about the civil war in neighboring Syria literally turned — and overturned — the table on each other during an on-air brawl. The speakers broke apart the studio's table they had been seated in an attempt...