The U.N. special envoy for Syria arrived in Damascus on Sunday for fresh talks on forming a committee tasked with drafting a new constitution for the war-ravaged country. Geir Pedersen was set to meet with Foreign Minister Walid Muallem on Monday to discuss the committee, the U.N.-backed...

Police detained 158 people over the violence surrounding the weekend's "yellow vest" and climate crisis protests in Paris -- including an off-duty officer arrested for insulting his colleagues, prosecutors said. The officer, a police captain who works for the interior ministry, is among 19...

Israel's national electricity company said Sunday it was cutting power to parts of the occupied West Bank due to outstanding payments amounting to nearly $483 million. The Israel Electric Corporation said it was owed 1.7 billion shekels in debts from the main Palestinian power distributor...

Two flights were diverted from Dubai International Airport Sunday due to suspected drone activity, the hub's operator said – at least the second disruption of its kind there this year. Arrivals were disrupted for about 15 minutes after midday (0800 GMT), said a spokesperson for Dubai...