Lebanon’s caretaker Prime Minister Hassan Diab said on Wednesday the country was at risk of losing its control over the country’s coronavirus outbreak after a spike in the number of cases following the massive explosion in Beirut on Aug 4. “The number of cases is increasing greatly, and if...

The Israeli military struck what it said were posts belonging to Lebanon’s Shi’ite Hezbollah movement early on Wednesday after shots were fired from the other side of the border towards its troops. After a meeting, Lebanon’s Supreme Defence Council denounced the incident which it called “an...

A 61-year-old man has died in the Gaza Strip after contracting the coronavirus, Palestinian authorities said Wednesday as they clamped down on an outbreak of the pandemic in the enclave. The fatality had suffered previous illnesses and had been on a respirator, the Health Ministry said.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Wednesday warned Turkey would make "no concessions" in the eastern Mediterranean and told Greece to avoid taking steps that could lead to its "ruin." "We don't have our eye on someone else's territory, sovereignty and interests, but we will make no concessions...

 In three decades of failed peace efforts, the Palestinians have never faced a more hostile US administration, a more self-assured Israel or a more ambivalent international community. But even as their hopes for statehood have never seemed so dim, there's no indication their aging...

Lebanon Tuesday rejected an Israeli call to reform a UN peacekeeping force patrolling the border between the two countries days before a UN Security Council vote to renew its mandate. Lebanon and Israel are still technically at war, and the United Nations force, UNIFIL, is tasked with...

The president of the UN Security Council Tuesday rejected the Trump administration’s demand to restore all U.N. sanctions on Iran, a move that drew an angry rebuke from the US ambassador who accused opponents of supporting "terrorists." Indonesia’s ambassador to the UN, Dian Triansyah...

Lebanon's leaders should not use the explosion that destroyed parts of Beirut earlier this month as an excuse to hide the reality that the country was on the edge of a precipice, France's foreign minister said on Tuesday. "The catastrophe should not be used as a pretext to obscure the...

The defense ministers of the United Arab Emirates and Israel spoke via telephone Tuesday focusing on their countries' move to normalise ties, state media reported. Officials from the UAE and the Jewish state have increased contacts since the announcement earlier this month that they would...

 If the United States wants an agreement with Iran, it must first come back to Tehran's 2015 nuclear deal with six powers that Washington abandoned two years ago, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Tuesday. "Washington's maximum pressure policy on Iran has failed 100%...If...

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was due to land in Sudan from Israel Tuesday, on what he said was the first official non-stop flight between the two countries, as the United States promotes stronger Sudan-Israel ties. His visit is part of a regional tour following an accord between Israel...

Talks with the UN nuclear watchdog's chief were constructive, Iran's top nuclear official Ali Akbar Salehi was quoted as saying Tuesday, after meeting Rafael Grossi during a visit to seek access for inspectors to two suspected former atomic sites. Grossi's trip comes after Washington last...

Gaza reported its first cases of COVID-19 in the general population Monday, as authorities confirmed four infections in a refugee camp and security forces declared a full lockdown for 48 hours. The cases were from a single family in central Gaza, a government spokesman said, amid concern...

The Israeli army said Tuesday that its warplanes and tanks targeted a Hamas tunnel and some military points in southern Gaza.  Palestinian sources said the Israeli military bombed empty fields and some observation posts belonging to the Izzeddin al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of...

Iran's Revolutionary Guards said Monday that its forces killed three gunmen with links to the United States who tried to infiltrate its territory in the country's far northwest. "Last night, a counter-revolutionary terrorist group... got caught up in an intelligence web of (Guards)...

More than two weeks after a massive explosion tore through Beirut killing 181 people and leaving entire neighborhoods in ruins, Sandra Abinader still jumps at the slightest sound. "The other day, I was trying to open a jar and the popping sound made me jump back and scream. I felt for a...

The UAE's decision to normalise ties with Israel has been welcomed by some Arab countries, but despite cheerleading from the US, others have rejected the idea and many approach it with caution. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who is on a Middle East tour that takes in Israel, Sudan, Bahrain...

British foreign minister Dominic Raab will meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas this week to press for renewed dialogue between their governments to pursue a negotiated two-state solution. "The UK remains committed to Israel's security and...

Iran's constitutional watchdog Monday set June 18 as date for the country's next presidential election, a vote that will choose the successor to President Hassan Rouhani who has served two four-year terms in office. The watchdog, the Guardian Council, approved the date, Iranian election...

 US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Monday praised Israel's normalization of ties with the UAE and said he hoped to see other Arab countries follow suit. "I'm very hopeful that we will see other Arab nations join in this," he said standing next to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...