Israel has recorded its highest number of coronavirus infections over a 24-hour period, with nearly 1,500 new cases confirmed in the most recent daily count, the health ministry said Friday. Israel had won early praise for its virus containment efforts, but cases have surged since a broad...

 Lebanon currently has no plans to negotiate with Iran for the import of fuel, Energy Minister Raymond Ghajar said Thursday, after Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah said the group was talking to the Lebanese government about the idea. Nasrallah Tuesday said "calm discussions"...

Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi paid his respects on Wednesday to the family of slain scholar and government advisor Hisham al-Hashemi, pledging to "avenge" his death. Hashemi, 47, was a specialist in jihadist movements and had developed a vast network of top decision makers, armed...

 Iran reported a new single-day record death toll of 221 from the novel coronavirus on Thursday, after weeks of rising numbers in the Middle East's worst-hit country. "Unfortunately in the past 24 hours we have lost 221 of our compatriots to the COVID-19 disease," health ministry...