The Palestinian Authority on Wednesday blasted Israeli calls to change the status quo of Jerusalem’s flashpoint Al-Aqsa Mosque. The Palestinian presidency, in a statement, condemned the call of Gilad Erdan, Israel’s public security minister, to change the historical situation of the...

A gas pipeline exploded near Basra in southern Iraq on Wednesday and halted supplies to a local power station, but did not affect gas or oil output, oil ministry officials and police said. A technical fault due to scorching summer temperatures appeared to have caused the blast in al-Haritha...

President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday Iran and other Gulf states could protect the region’s security and foreign forces were not needed, state TV reported, repeating a longstanding rejection of a U.S. maritime security mission in the region. The United States has launched a maritime...

Iran's supreme leader has held talks with a senior Yemeni rebel official just days after the long-running intervention against the rebels by its regional foes Saudi Arabia and the UAE suffered a major setback. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei hosted Houthi rebel spokesman Mohammed Abdul Salam at his...