Israel's 1948 Palestinian citizens protested and held a general strike Thursday to call on police to stop a wave of violence in their communities, a situation the country's president labelled a "national emergency." Lawmakers from the community of 1948 Palestinian citizens in Israel...

Bahrain called on its citizens Thursday not to travel to Iraq for the time being due to security tensions, state news agency reported. The foreign ministry statement also called all Bahraini citizens in Iraq to leave immediately as a precautious step.

Lebanon's central bank governor said Thursday that increased imports could have raised the demand for dollars in the country, noting this has pushed money changers to charge higher exchange rates. In a televised speech, Riad Salameh also raised doubts over whether increased imports were...

Satellite images released on Thursday show that a once-detained Iranian-flagged oil tanker sitting off the coast of Syria has been approached by a smaller Iranian tanker, an indication the ship could be preparing to transfer its cargo. Images released by Maxar Technologies show the Jasmine...