Growth in the West bank and Gaza has to be focused on creating jobs, the head of the International Monetary Fund said Wednesday, as she discussed the Trump administration's $50 billion economic plan for Israeli-Palestinian peace. "One of the really good aspects of the plan ... is that it...

 Saudi Arabia's minister of state said that an economic plan presented by White House senior adviser Jared Kushner for the Palestinian territories could succeed since it includes private sector and if "there is hope of peace." "I truly believe it can be done if people do believe that...

Iran will speed up enrichment of uranium after a deadline given to European countries to prevent this ends Thursday, the spokesman for Iran's Atomic Energy Organization said, according to the IRIB news agency. "The deadline of the Atomic Energy Organization for passing the production of...

President Hassan Rouhani said Iran "never seeks war" with the US, state media reported Wednesday amid a spike in tensions between the two countries. "Iran has no interest to increase tension in the region and it never seeks war with any country, including (the) US," the president said,...