Palestinian inmates in Israeli jails called off a week-long hunger strike Monday saying key demands had been met, according to prisoner representatives and official media. Palestinian groups said hundreds of inmates began refusing food April 8 after negotiations with prison authorities...

The United States on Monday imposed sanctions on financiers with bases in Belgium, Kenya and Turkey on charges they funneled money internationally for the Islamic State extremist group. The Treasury Department said it had pinpointed successors to Fawaz Muhammad Jubayr al-Rawi, who was...

The U.S., French and British navies have launched anti-mine exercises off Bahrain in support of the free movement of trade in Gulf waters, a military spokesperson said Monday. "As mines threaten maritime traffic indiscriminately, the U.S., France and United Kingdom are dedicated to...

Electoral officials ordered a second recount of votes in an east Istanbul district on Monday, after two weeks of appeals by President Tayyip Erdogan’s AK Party against results showing it had narrowly lost control of Turkey’s largest city. Repeated AKP challenges to the initial results...