Two explosions have been heard in Beirut as at least one person is killed by gunfire during a protest against the judge in the city’s port blast probe. At least eight people were also wounded as gunfire erupted near the protest site, according to hospital source. For the latest...

BEIRUT (AP) — Armed clashes broke out in Beirut Thursday during a protest against the lead judge investigating last year’s massive blast in the city's port, as tensions over the domestic probe boiled over. Gunfire echoed in the capital, and ambulances rushed to the scene, sirens wailing,...

AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Jordan’s King Abdullah II received Lebanon's prime minister in Amman Sunday, saying his country will stand by the small nation and its people during its worst-ever economic crisis. The visit to Jordan by Prime Minister Najib Mikati is his first to an Arab country...

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqis voted Sunday in parliamentary elections held months ahead of schedule as a concession to a youth-led popular uprising against corruption and mismanagement. But the voting was marked by widespread apathy and a boycott by many of the young activists who thronged the...