Lebanese protesters gathered for a sixth consecutive day Tuesday, keeping the country on lockdown to demand new leaders despite the government's adoption of an emergency economic rescue plan. Demonstrations initially sparked by a proposed tax on WhatsApp and other messaging apps have grown...

Its wool could once be found in French marketplaces and its cement as far away as Singapore. But after years of fighting, Iraq's Mosul has yet to regain its former industrial glory. The city's factories were pulverised by Islamic State group jihadists and its export routes remain choked by...

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...