Israeli police on Wednesday fired tear gas, sponge-tipped bullets and a water cannon during mass demonstrations by Druze Arabs in the Occupied-Golan Heights — a rare burst of violence in the normally quiet area. At least 20 people were reported injured. Thousands of Druze residents of the...

MOSCOW (AP) — Kazakhstan abruptly said on Wednesday it will stop hosting talks aimed at resolving the Syrian conflict that erupted 12 years ago. The decision was a surprise to Russia and other participants at the wrapping up of the 20th round of talks held in the capital, Astana Since...

Visitors to Jordan this month noticed a new addition to the royal portraits over highways and hospitals. The 28-year-old Crown Prince Hussein and his glamorous Saudi bride, Rajwa Alseif, now beam down at motorists stuck in Amman traffic. Their royal wedding represented the pinnacle of the...

A Turkish drone attack killed two Kurdish local officials and their driver in northeast Syria on Tuesday in the latest such strike in the war-torn country, officials said, as talks on Syria’s conflict began in Kazakhstan. The Kurdish-led authority in northeast Syria said Tuesday’s strike...