U.S. forces that crossed into Iraq from Syria only have approval to do so if they are later being transported out of the country, and they do not have permission to stay in Iraq, the Iraqi military said on Tuesday. “All U.S. forces that withdrew from Syria received approval to enter the...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday he was giving up his effort to form a new government after failing to secure a majority coalition in Parliament following an inconclusive election in September. Netanyahu, who heads the right-wing Likud party, said he was returning the...

An Iranian tanker damaged in the Red Sea two weeks ago has entered Iranian territorial waters, the official IRNA news agency reported Monday, citing information from the National Iranian Tanker Company. The tanker will dock at Kharg Island in two days, the report said. Iranian President...

Lebanon’s cabinet is expected to halve ministers’ wages on Monday among other reforms in a bid to ease an economic crisis and defuse the biggest protests against the ruling elite in decades. Across the country, people blocked roads for a fifth day. Schools, banks and businesses closed....