The political chief of Palestinian resistance group Hamas on Saturday denounced a U.S. policy change on the illegality of Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. "Our people will not give up in the face of this U.S.-Israeli plot," Ismail Haniyeh said in statements on the sidelines of...

Iranian Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri on Saturday warned regional countries of unspecified dire consequences if it is proven that they meddled to stoke unrest in Iran, the semi-official news agency Fars reported. “Some countries in the region should know that they will not have an easy...

French Defense Minister Florence Parly took aim Saturday at "gradual US disengagement" in the Middle East and said its failure to respond to provocations blamed on Iran set off a dangerous chain of events. Since May, tensions in the Gulf have escalated alarmingly with attacks against...

 One protester was shot dead in the Iraqi capital on Saturday according to medical sources, as dozens more were wounded in clashes with security forces across the country. Around 350 people have been killed and thousands wounded since demonstrations first broke out on October 1 in...