The Palestinian Authority, in deep financial crisis since Israel froze tax transfers in February, said Thursday it had accepted a partial payment of just over half a billion dollars. "An agreement was reached a few days ago with the Israeli side for transferring duties on oil and fuel which...

Israeli forces detained 16 Palestinians in overnight raids carried out across the Israeli-occupied West Bank, according to the military on Thursday.  A military statement said the individuals were arrested for “suspected involvement in terror popular activities", without elaborating...

An Iranian tanker which the United States wants seized is not heading towards Greece as it sails through the Mediterranean, Greek Prime Minister Kyrikos Mitsotakis told France 24 TV Thursday. The Adrian Darya, formerly called Grace 1, left Gibraltar Sunday. Ship-tracking data on Tuesday...

Iran is prepared to work on French proposals to salvage the international nuclear deal that Tehran signed with world powers in 2015, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Thursday. "There are proposals on the table, both from the French and the Iranian side, and we are going to work on...