Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas met the leader of Israel's left-wing Meretz party in Ramallah on Sunday and both called for peace efforts to resume. Meretz leader Tamar Zandberg made the trip to the occupied West Bank as she campaigns ahead of Israel's April 9 elections. While...

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in full campaign mode ahead of April 9 polls, on Sunday said Israel "was not a state of all its citizens" in a reference to the country's Arab population. The prime minister, in comments on Instagram, went on to say all citizens, including Arabs, had equal...

Pakistan and Iran have agreed for a "closer "intelligence cooperation to combat terrorism amid rising diplomatic tension between the two countries following, killing of 27 Iranian troops in a suicide attack last month, a statement said. "Prime Minister Imran Khan held a telephone...

Palestinian officials say that President Mahmoud Abbas has chosen longtime adviser Mohammad Ishtayeh as his new prime minister. The officials say that Abbas will announce the appointment later on Sunday. They spoke on condition of anonymity pending the official announcement. Ishtayeh is...