Lebanon's highest court on Thursday asked the chief prosecutor investigating last year's massive Beirut port explosion to step down, following legal challenges by senior officials he had accused of negligence that led to the blast, a judicial official and the country's official news agency...

The United Arab Emirates is sending 20,000 doses of the Russian coronavirus vaccine to the Gaza Strip, a rival to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas announced Thursday, in a decision that could have repercussions for upcoming elections. The announcement by Mohammed Dahlan came a day...

The Israeli army on Thursday said it has returned two shepherds who crossed into Israeli territory back to Syria, a development that an Israeli official said was part of an impending prisoner swap Syria had reported the previous day. Syria’s official news agency SANA said Wednesday...

The Lebanese pound fell sharply on the black market Wednesday, trading over 9,000 to the dollar for the first time in months