The Persian New Year, Nowruz, begins on the first day of spring and celebrates all things new. But as families across Iran hurried to greet the fresh start - eating copious crisp herbs, scrubbing their homes and buying new clothes - it was clear just how little the country had changed....

The International Criminal Court has given Israel and the Palestinians one month to ask the tribunal to postpone its war crimes investigation, provided they can prove they are carrying out their own probes. The ICC's chief prosecutor announced on March 3 that she had opened a full...

Israeli troops shot and killed a Palestinian protester during clashes on Friday in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Health Ministry said. The ministry said the man died after being shot in the head in the village of Beit Dagan, near the northern city of Nablus. Residents there...

A final batch of polls by Israeli media outlets on Friday showed a razor-thin election, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's fate likely turning on the performance of small parties and a former ally who has criticized him but has not ruled out joining his coalition. The elections...