Veteran Palestinian negotiator and women's rights advocate Hanan Ashrawi said on Wednesday she would quit her senior post in the Palestine Liberation Organization at the end of 2020, and called for political reforms. Ashrawi, 74, did not give a reason for her resignation in a statement...

Lebanon’s Prime Minister-designate Saad al-Hariri presented President Michel Aoun with a line-up of 18 ministers on Wednesday after months of wrangling that blocked a deal on a new government. Without a credible government, there will be no bailout to save Lebanon from its spiralling...

President Tayyip Erdogan said he would discuss strained U.S. relations with President-elect Joe Biden when he takes office, playing down the possibility of sanctions over Turkey’s purchase of Russian missile defence systems. Bilateral ties have been hit by Turkey’s purchase of Russian...

Israeli forces kill children using deadly weapons while suppressing Palestinian demonstrations, according to a non-governmental organization.  Defense for Children International Palestine (DCIP) documented that the Israeli military uses Ruger 10/22 rifles and some children have been...