Hundreds of Ultra-Orthodox Jews demonstrated in the central Israeli city of Bnei Brak, east of Tel Aviv, on Sunday against a bill for their military conscription. Police used water cannons and other means to control the protesting crowds, The Jerusalem Post newspaper reported. Six protesters...

Delegates from Egypt, Israel and the US concluded their discussions on the Rafah crossing in the southern Gaza Strip on Sunday, with Cairo insisting on Israeli withdrawal from the terminal to reopen it, according to local media. “Egypt adhered to its firm position on the need for Israeli...

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A high-ranking general in Iran's Revolutionary Guard has died after an illness, Iran's state TV reported Saturday. Gen. Vajihollah Moradi was one of the commanders of the Guard's foreign wing, TV said. He was also a comrade of Gen. Qassem Soleimani, who was slain in a...

The Biden administration’s near unconditional support for Israel’s war on Gaza is stoking resentment towards the US among Egypt’s powerful defence establishment, complicating the administration’s bid to revive ties between Cairo and Israel to reach a Gaza ceasefire. Egypt’s Supreme...