An Israeli court jailed a 1948 Palestinian poet for five months Tuesday after convicting her of incitement to terrorism for a poem and remarks she posted on social media during a wave of Palestinian street attacks. Dareen Tatour, 36, posted on Facebook and YouTube a video of herself...

Israeli MPs are to return from summer recess next week to discuss mounting criticism of a new law proclaiming the country the nation state of the Jewish people, parliament said Tuesday. President Reuven Rivlin has meanwhile reportedly said he will sign the law in Arabic, in an apparent...

U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday he would be willing to meet Iranian leaders without preconditions to discuss how to improve ties after he pulled the United States out of the Iran nuclear deal, saying, "If they want to meet, we'll meet." Asked at a White House news conference...

Egyptian police are investigating the death of a Coptic Christian bishop who was found dead in his monastery northwest of Cairo Sunday, the Coptic Church said. The body of Bishop Epiphanius "was handed to forensic investigators to determine the cause of the death and whether or not it...