As US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo started a Middle East tour in Israel Monday, Islamist group Hamas called on regional leaders to "break their silence" on Israel's blockade of Gaza. Israel has bombed the coastal Palestinian strip, which is ruled by the group, almost daily since August 6,...

 A fire at Iran’s Natanz nuclear facility last month was the result of sabotage, the spokesman for Iran’s Atomic Energy Organisation told state TV channel al-Alam on Sunday. “The explosion at Natanz nuclear facility was a result of sabotage operations, security authorities will...

 Flash floods in Turkey’s northern Black Sea region killed five people, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday, and authorities were searching for 11 missing people. Floodwaters caused by unusually heavy rainfall dragged debris and vehicles along a road, leaving them buried in mud,...

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is due in Occupied Jerusalem Monday to start a tour focused on Israel's normalizing of ties with the UAE and pushing other Arab states to follow suit. After meeting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, he is set to visit senior figures in Sudan, Bahrain and...