Tens of thousands of Iraqis thronged central Baghdad Friday demanding the root-and-branch downfall of the political elite in the biggest day of mass anti-government demonstrations since the fall of Saddam Hussein. Five people died from injuries sustained overnight after security forces used...

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...