A Palestinian minister on Wednesday warned of Israeli plans to divide East Jerusalem’s flashpoint Al-Aqsa Mosque.  Israel "is seeking to control the Bab al-Rahma area”, on the eastern wall of Jerusalem’s Old City, Minister of Jerusalem Affairs Adnan al-Husseini told a press...

Palestine will not receive tax money Israel collects on behalf of the Palestinian Authority (PA), Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Wednesday.  Palestine “will not take any deducted funds” from Israel, Abbas said while addressing a delegation of J Street advocacy group and...

 Switzerland would prefer to have citizens who fought for Islamic State tried on the spot rather than be brought home to face criminal charges, its justice minister said on Tuesday. The remarks by Karin Keller-Sutter echo reluctance by other European countries to take back combatants...

Hezbollah’s growing role in the Lebanese government worries the United States, the U.S. ambassador to Lebanon said during a meeting with Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri on Tuesday, according to the U.S. embassy. The armed Shi’ite group, which is backed by Iran and listed as a terrorist...