A lone gunman killed four members of the security forces in Lebanon's northern city of Tripoli overnight before blowing himself up, officials said Tuesday. "The shooting spree resulted in the deaths of two members of the Lebanese army and two members of the internal security forces," a...

Israel eased the fishing limit off the blockaded Gaza Strip on Tuesday, an official said, a week after cutting it in response to incendiary balloons. The limit has now been restored to a maximum of 15 nautical miles, the Israeli official said on condition of anonymity. It is the same...

Iran called U.S. sanctions “economic war” on Monday, and said there could be no talks with the United States until sanctions are lifted, a day after Washington suggested it could hold talks without pre-conditions if Iran changed its behavior. “#EconomicTerrorism against Iran targets...

A U.S. aircraft carrier the White House ordered to the Mideast over a perceived threat from Iran remains outside of the Gulf amid efforts to de-escalate tensions between Tehran and Washington. The USS Abraham Lincoln on Monday was in the Arabian Sea some 320 kilometers off the coast of...