MUSCAT (Reuters)-  U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis warned Syria Sunday it would be "very unwise" for government forces to use weaponized gas, as he cited unconfirmed reports of chlorine attacks in eastern Ghouta and slammed Russian support for Damascus. Mattis stopped short of...

Nineteen Palestinians have been martyred in the Gaza Strip since U.S. President Donald Trump officially recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel in December, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry.   In a statement on Sunday, the ministry said three children were among...

Fresh protests erupted in Iraq’s southern Karbala province on Saturday against the arrest of Shia cleric Hossein Shirazi in Iran.   Scores of demonstrators waved banners calling for Shirazi’s release amid calls for the Iraqi government to intervene to free the Shia cleric....

NABLUS, Palestinian Territories: A Palestinian man was shot dead by Israeli soldiers Saturday following a clash with Jewish settlers near the West Bank city of Nablus, medics and security sources said. Palestinian security sources said the clash was started by the settlers, after which...