Israeli police said Thursday 2,142 Arab Israelis were detained in May in the aftermath of Israeli attacks in Jerusalem and Gaza. Police have filed indictments against 285 of the detainees. A total of 614 people are still in custody, while others have been released. At...

The 1967 Arab-Israel war, to all appearances, tilted the geopolitical environment of the Middle East in favor of Tel Aviv, following a humiliating defeat of a three-state Arab alliance. The six-day war ended with a UN-brokered cease-fire, but only after Israel occupied the Golan Heights,...

Campaigning for the June 18 presidential election in Iran is in full swing, with candidates using state media and social media platforms to woo voters, amidst stringent pandemic curbs on gatherings. Seven contenders vying for the top executive post in the sanctions-battered country have...

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s opponents on Thursday pushed for a quick parliament vote to formally end his lengthy rule, hoping to head off any last-minute attempts by the premier to derail their newly announced coalition government. The latest political maneuvering began just...