The leader of Iran-backed Hezbollah called on Friday for the quick formation of a new Lebanese government that he said must hear the demands of protesters and work to restore confidence. In a televised speech, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri’s resignation,...

A Jordanian woman held by Israel without charge since August and on hunger strike in protest has been moved from her cell to a medical facility, Israel Prison Service said Friday. "The female security prisoner under administrative detention, a Jordanian citizen who is on hunger strike, was...

Iraq’s Shiite religious establishment on Friday condemned attacks on peaceful protesters after a month of massive anti-government demonstrations in which security forces have killed at least 250 people. Thousands of protesters continued to clash with security forces on two bridges leading...

Lebanon’s powerful Iran-backed Hezbollah movement said on Thursday Saad al-Hariri’s resignation as prime minister would waste the time available for reforms that are widely seen as vital to steering the country out of a deep economic crisis. France, which backs Hariri, also called for...