Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's main rival in an April election has raised the possibility of pulling back from the occupied West Bank, in remarks published Wednesday that drew right-wing criticism. Benny Gantz, the former armed forces chief of staff, spoke positively of...

The Iraqi Central Bank and its Iranian counterpart have signed an agreement to pay Baghdad's debts to Tehran.  Signing the agreement aims to "attain mutual consent for debt payment," an Iraqi Central Bank source told Anadolu Agency on condition of anonymity because he was not...

Israeli defense officials have warned that the health system in the blockaded Gaza Strip was close to collapse, according to Israeli daily Haaretz on Wednesday.  In an assessment to Israel’s security cabinet, the officials warned that the deteriorating health conditions in the...

Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen on Tuesday said his country would not follow Washington’s lead by relocating its Israel embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Speaking at a joint press conference in Ramallah with Palestinian counterpart Mahmoud Abbas, Van der Bellen asserted:...