Iran successfully launched its most advanced satellite-carrying rocket into space on Thursday, the country's state media reported, in what is likely the most significant step yet for the launch vehicle. A confirmed launch of the "Simorgh" rocket would also mark another step forward for...

Jordan's King Abdullah called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to put on trial an Israeli security guard who shot dead two Jordanians and warned the way the incident is handled would directly affect ties between the two countries. In a statement from the royal court, the Jordanian...

 An Iraqi army division trained by American forces summarily executed prisoners in west Mosul, Human Rights Watch said Thursday, calling for U.S. assistance in suspending the unit. The latest report of executions comes after the release of videos allegedly shot in the Mosul area that...

 Israel overnight removed all security infrastructure it had put in place this month at Muslim entrances to the Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem's Old City, stepping up its efforts to diffuse political and religious tension. The government had already dismantled metal detectors it...