Forty-five journalists have been killed in Yemen since the fighting erupted between the internationally-recognized Yemeni government and the Houthi group in 2015, a journalists group said Friday.  The Yemeni Journalists Syndicate on World Press Freedom Day said 165 press platforms...

Sadness overshadowed the observance of Good Friday in East Jerusalem, where Christian communities adhering to the Eastern calendar celebrated amid Israeli restrictions. Unlike previous years, when tens of thousands participated in celebrating the occasion, this year’s celebration was very...

Cairo has intensified communications with Israel and Palestinian resistance group Hamas on several “contentious points” as it pushes for a Gaza cease-fire and hostage swap deal, Egyptian media reported Thursday evening. Al-Qahera, a private news channel, quoted an unnamed high-level...

The Palestinian death toll has surged to 34,596 as Israel continued its deadly offensive on the Gaza Strip since last October, the Health Ministry in the enclave said on Thursday. A ministry statement added that 77,816 other people had been injured in the onslaught. “At least 28...