The Hamas Movement said Saturday it would not participate in a meeting of Palestinian leaders to debate responses to the controversial U.S. recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital. The decision not to take part in the meeting to begin late Sunday is a further setback to...

Iran on Saturday rejected any modification of its nuclear deal with world powers after U.S. President Donald Trump demanded tough new measures to keep the agreement alive. Iran "will not accept any amendments in this agreement, be it now or in the future, and it will not allow any other...

The United States imposed sanctions on 14 individuals and entities on Friday for human rights abuses in Iran and supporting Iranian weapons programs, including the head of Iran’s judiciary, Ayatollah Sadeq Larijani. The US Treasury Department said in a statement that Larijani, a close...

Egypt will impose a curfew on parts of the North Sinai region starting on Saturday after the country extended its state of emergency, the official gazette said. The curfew includes areas at the border town of Rafah near Gaza from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. and around the town of El-Arish from 1...