ATLIT, Israel (AP) — Israel’s navy has stepped up its activities in the Red Sea “exponentially” in the face of growing Iranian threats to Israeli shipping, the country’s just-retired navy commander said in an interview. Vice Adm. Eli Sharvit stopped short of confirming a series of...

Geneva - Emirati court issuance of a 10-year prison sentence against a Syrian activist is grossly unfair since the trial did not meet the minimum due procedures, Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor said in a statement. The State Security Court in the UAE capital, Abu Dhabi, issued a...

Hassan Nasrallah, leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah movement, has said that the first ship carrying Iranian fuel oil to help Lebanon through its financial crisis had docked in Syria. Nasrallah had announced last month that he had organised purchases of fuel from Iran, Hezbollah’s main backer...

Lebanon's new Prime Minister Najib Mikati pledged Friday to gain control of one of the world's worst economic meltdowns, saying lifting subsidies would be critical for the small country's government formed after a year of political stalemate. Holding back tears, Mikati, one of the richest...