Human Rights Watch slammed Iraq's prison authorities Thursday for detaining several thousand men, women and children in overcrowded and "degrading" conditions that amount to ill treatment. The rights group said it had acquired photographs from Tal Keif prison in Ninevah province that...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he is willing to mediate between the United States and Iran to ease tensions over Iran's nuclear program. In comments published Thursday, Erdogan said he had discussed the issue of a possible mediation with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on...

At least 11 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails have started a hunger strike in protest against their “administrative detention” without an accusation, a non-governmental organization announced on Wednesday.  In a statement, the Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS) said two...

White House adviser Jared Kushner said on Wednesday the United States is willing to engage with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas but hinted a new peace plan might call on Palestinian refugees to settle where they are and not return to lands now in Israel. At a workshop in Bahrain last...