U.S.-backed Iraqi forces pressed an advance on neighborhoods under ISIS control in Mosul Monday as they seek to dislodge fighters entrenched in a central mosque before the holy month of Ramadan. Seven months into the campaign to recapture Mosul, militants are besieged in its northwestern...

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas began a three-day visit to India Monday with a tour of an IT facility that is helping Ramallah build a high-end tech hub. Abbas, who arrived late Sunday, will hold talks on the Middle East peace process, among other issues, with Prime Minister Narendra...

Iranian opposition figure Mehdi Karoubi, under house arrest since 2011, announced his support for President Hassan Rouhani who is seeking a second term in Friday's election. Karoubi asked all Iranians to participate in the election and to protect the democratic process by choosing their...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday challenged US concerns over moving the American embassy to Jerusalem, in what Haaretz newspaper called his "first public dispute" with the Trump administration. US President Donald Trump had promised during his campaign to move the American...