A Palestinian wounded last month during clashes on the Israel-Gaza border succumbed to his wounds on Monday, the health ministry in the Palestinian enclave said. A spokesman for the ministry said in a statement "Bissam Safi, 22, died this morning". He said he had been hit in the head...

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani sharply criticised U.S. military intervention in the Middle East on Monday as he began a first official visit to Iraq, aimed at shoring up Tehran’s influence and expanding trade ties. The visit also sends a strong message to Washington and its regional...

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...