Rim Banna, a leading Palestinian singer, songwriter, and composer, has died after battling breast cancer for almost nine years. The 51-year-old died in her hometown of Nazareth in Israel, and is survived by her mother, brother, and three children. Family members confirmed via...

Turkey said Friday that it is continuing talks with the U.S. over buying Patriot missile systems. “I can say that our discussions with the U.S. regarding Patriot missile system are continuing,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Hami Aksoy told a news conference in the capital Ankara, while...

The Gaza Strip’s Hamas-run Interior Ministry says it has “clear evidence” implicating the perpetrators of a failed assassination attempt on Palestinian Prime Minister Rami al-Hamdallah.   “We have documented evidence -- including video and audio -- that will soon be...

In the Egyptian village of Abu Shosha, far south of Cairo, residents hit hard by economic hardships are planning to vote for President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi in elections starting Monday. "We only began to feel safe after Sisi" became president and boosted security, Tarek Mohamed Hafez, a...