The Israeli authorities on Tuesday refused a request by the EU to investigate the alleged beating and arrest of an Arab-Israeli activist during a pro-Gaza demonstration in Haifa last weekend. Describing his country as “the only democracy in the Middle East”, Public Security Minister...

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas remained in hospital for a third day Tuesday with pneumonia, with a hospital spokeswoman saying there was as yet no timeframe for his discharge. "He is doing fine but still needs to take care," the spokeswoman for the Istishari Arab Hospital near...

Egypt's army has drastically stepped up its demolitions of homes, businesses and farms in the Sinai since launching a widespread campaign against militants in February, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday. The watchdog said it documented at least 3,000 homes and commercial properties...

An Iraqi court Tuesday sentenced a Belgian militant, who threatened Europe in propaganda videos, to death by hanging for Deash (ISIS) membership, an AFP journalist reported. Tarik Jadaoun - known by his nom de guerre Abu Hamza al-Beljiki - earlier pleaded not guilty to a range of...