France has denied allegations that it asked Israel to refrain from attacking Lebanon before a new cabinet is unveiled in Beirut, according to a Tuesday statement released by France’s embassy in Lebanon. Earlier, media outlets had quoted French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian as saying...

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad Tuesday hailed an economic deal with key ally Iran as a bulwark against what he described as an "economic war" waged by the West. Assad spoke the day after the allies signed a string of agreements including a long-term "economic cooperation" deal ahead of...

A Palestinian has succumbed to injuries he sustained last Friday while taking part in ongoing anti-occupation rallies east of Gaza’s Al-Bureij refugee camp, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry. “Samir Gazi al-Nabahin, 47, has died of injuries suffered last Friday at the hands of...

Pierre Krahenbuhl, commissioner-general of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), has unveiled a proposed $1.2-billion agency budget for 2019. According to a UNRWA statement issued Monday, the funding is needed to continue providing assistance to some 5.4 million...