The US waded into a spat between Egypt and Israel over the closure of the Rafah border crossing, with a US official appearing to lay the blame on Cairo at a press briefing.  “We do not believe that aid should be held back for any reason whatsoever. Kerem Shalom is open. The Israelis...

While Iran's nuclear program stands at the precipice of tipping over into enriching uranium at weapons-grade levels, Tehran has held quiet, indirect talks with the United States and invited the head of the United Nations' atomic watchdog into the country for negotiations. While seemingly...

PARIS (AP) — The landmark trial of three former Syrian intelligence officials began Tuesday at a Paris court for the alleged  torture and killing of a French-Syrian father and son  who were arrested over a decade ago, during the height of Arab Spring-inspired anti-government...

KALAMATA, Greece (AP) — A Greek judge dismissed a case Tuesday against nine Egyptian men  accused of causing a shipwreck  that killed hundreds of migrants last year and sent shockwaves through the European Union’s border protection and asylum operations, after a prosecutor argued...