President Donald Trump claimed Tuesday that he did not pick up the phone when he was called by world leaders seeking to sway him against unilaterally declaring Jerusalem to be Israel's capital. Trump said he was "inundated" by calls from foreign leaders "imploring me, even demanding"...

Israel partially reopened its only goods crossing with the Gaza Strip Tuesday after a two-week closure prompted by border tensions and incendiary kites sparked fears of a severe fuel shortage in the blockaded Palestinian enclave. Fuel trucks began entering through the Kerem Shalom...

Egyptian security forces have killed 13 suspected militants in a shootout in Al-Arish, the capital of North Sinai province, state news agency MENA said on Tuesday. The government in February launched an operation against Daesh (ISIS) militants who have waged years of attacks on security...

Iraq's human rights commission reported on Monday that 14 people were killed and more than 700 injured by Iraqi security forces during weeks of protests of the country’s economic woes and government mismanagement. Fazl Garrawi, member of the Iraqi Human Right commission affiliated to...