A recently-approved Israeli law that recognizes Israel as the “nation-state of the Jewish people” has invited a storm of condemnations and outrage in Israel and among Jewish groups.  Approved by Knesset (Israel’s parliament) on Thursday, the legislation also states that a...

Using tanks, warplanes, and artillery fire, on Friday the Israeli army launched a major attack on the Gaza Strip, allegedly in response to gunfire towards its soldiers along the border, according to Israeli sources. Israeli war jets are hovering over Gaza, said the official, speaking on...

Turkey has obtained fresh evidence linking supporters of a U.S.-based cleric to a 2016 failed military coup, Justice Minister Abdulhamit Gul said, adding he would discuss the new information with his U.S. counterpart later Friday. Turkey's so far fruitless two-year effort to seek cleric...

A man was killed Friday during a protest outside the headquarters of an armed group in southern Iraq, a medical source said, as authorities push to contain demonstrations. "A civilian around 20 years old was shot dead," a medical source in the city of Diwaniyah told AFP, as rallies...