A 6.4-magnitude earthquake that rattled Iran on Sunday has led to power outages in some parts of next-door Iraq, the Iraqi Electricity Ministry has reported. According to a Wednesday statement released by the ministry, local electricity production was affected after Sunday’s quake ruptured...

Israel’s Supreme Court has approved the ownership of the Jewish National Fund (JNF) of 522 dunums (1,000 square meters) of Palestinian land near the West Bank city of Bethlehem, according to Israeli media on Wednesday.  Israeli newspaper Hayom said court judges rejected an appeal...

Saudi Arabia pledged $50 million in aid Wednesday to the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA), which has been hit by the withdrawal of all U.S. funding. The announcement was made at a news conference in Riyadh by the director of the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief...

Iran's nuclear chief said Tuesday he was warning the European Union's top diplomat that Tehran's patience was running out on the bloc's pledges to keep up oil trade despite U.S. sanctions. Ali Akbar Salehi, head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization, said the Islamic Republic could...