Rights groups Wednesday called for a "robust" response to a U.N. expert's allegations that people she met during a visit to Egypt faced harassment, intimidation and other reprisals afterward. A statement signed by six organizations including Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International...

A 4-year-old Palestinian boy has died after being injured during clashes between the Israeli army and protesters along the Gaza border, the Health Ministry in Gaza said. "Ahmed Abu Abed, aged four years and eight months, died as a result of the wounds he received last Friday east of...

Egyptian authorities have released a prominent activist and blogger who had criticized the government after more than seven months of detention. Lawyer Gamal Eid says his client, Wael Abbas, was freed late Tuesday, more than a week after a court ordered his conditional release. Eid says...

Israeli army on Tuesday announced it had discovered a third tunnel leading into Israeli territory from southern Lebanon, according to a military statement. “The attack tunnel is under the IDF's control and does not pose an imminent threat,” the Israeli army said.  The...