Iran hailed as a positive step an initial accord reached among Yemen's warring parties to halt fighting for the Houthi-held port city of Hodeida and withdraw their troops, Iranian state TV reported Friday. "Iran welcomes the agreement ... and hopes it will pave the way for the next...

Iraqi President Barham Salih has received an official invitation from his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan to visit Turkey, according to the Iraqi Presidency on Thursday. In a statement, the Presidency said the invitation was conveyed by Turkish Ambassador to Iraq, Fatih Yildiz...

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah group has called for a “day of rage” on Friday to protest the killing of three Palestinians by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank. “We warn the Israeli army and its settlers from continuing their series of killings and attacks...

Israeli forces rounded up 40 Palestinians in overnight raids carried out across the occupied West Bank, according to a Palestinian NGO on Thursday.  In a statement, the Palestinian Prisoners Society said ten people were arrested in raids in the towns of Kubar and Silwad near...