The blockaded Gaza Strip will soon see a number of hardships eased, including the opening of the Rafah border crossing with Egypt and improved access to basic services, Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyadh al-Maliki said Thursday. “The Palestinian government will pay the salaries of...

Seven Palestinians have been injured in clashes with Israeli forces in the northern West Bank, the Palestinian Red Crescent (PRC) reported on Thursday.  “Our crews provided medical assistance to seven Palestinians who had been injured near Nablus, including one in serious...

Turkish Armed Forces' air-backed operations, which were launched on March 11, against the PKK terror camps in northern Iraq has so far cleared 400 square kilometers of area and neutralized 155 terrorists. Turkish authorities often use the word "neutralized" in their statements to imply...

Jordan's Prime Minister-designate Omar Razzaz said Thursday he would withdraw a controversial tax bill soon after he has been sworn in by King Abdullah. Razzaz told reporters after a meeting in parliament there was a consensus to withdraw the tax bill, which had sparked rare protests...