The United States is preparing to impose fresh sanctions on Iran’s financial industry as soon as Thursday, a Republican congressional aide briefed on the matter said, as Washington ramps up pressure on Tehran weeks ahead of a key U.S. election. The move, which would effectively shut Iran...

Relatives and supporters of a Palestinian man held without charge by Israel said he was in critical condition in an Israeli hospital Wednesday following a hunger strike of more than 70 days. Maher al-Akhras, 49, began his hunger strike after he was arrested and placed into administrative...

France will hold a humanitarian aid conference for Lebanon in November, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said Wednesday. The conference was initially planned for the end of October. Le Drian also told the French National Assembly that the Lebanon international contact group...

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani Wednesday warned that his country will not tolerate the presence of foreign fighters - "terrorists that Iran has fought for years" - near its northern border, where a conflict is raging between Azerbaijan and Armenia. Rouhani did not elaborate but Armenia...