The head of Iran's judicial authority Monday warned restive workers against creating "disorder," while calling on the government to address their problems. Ayatollah Sadegh Larijani spoke amid efforts to resolve a weeks-long strike at a major sugar factory in western Iran and popular...

Iraq's parliament will vote in its next session scheduled Tuesday on whether to approve the remaining eight candidates for Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi's cabinet, the speaker's office said Monday. Lawmakers last month only confirmed 14 out of the 22 ministers Abdul Mahdi initially...

Israeli police forces rounded up 32 Palestinians in overnight raids carried out in East Jerusalem, according to a police statement on Monday.  In a statement, police said the individuals have been arrested for “suspicion of recruitment and serving in the Palestinian security...

Iranian authorities said Monday that the number of injured in the magnitude 6.3 earthquake in western Iran the previous night has risen to 716. No fatalities were reported from the temblor. According to Iran's state television, most of the injured were immediately released from...