Hamas on Thursday announced its refusal to accept fresh financial aid from Qatar to protest what it described as “extortion” by Israel. “We are rejecting this third Qatari grant to protest the Israeli occupation’s behavior,” leading Hamas member Khalil al-Hayya said at a press...

A bomb attack hit a northeastern neighbourhood of the Syrian capital Thursday, state media said, in the third such explosion in a regime-held area in less than a week. State news agency SANA reported "a terrorist bombing in the Adawi area with an explosive device planted in a car, causing...

The Palestinian Foreign Ministry on Thursday condemned what has been described as a “coup attempt” against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. In a statement, the ministry voiced its concern over recent events in the troubled South American country, going on to decry what it described...

Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi on Thursday received a phone call from Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, according to a statement released by Abdul-Mahdi’s office.  The two leaders reportedly discussed bilateral ties and Riyadh’s continued support for the Baghdad...