Three countries that did not vote in favor of last week’s Palestinian UN Security Council draft resolution are no longer a part of the 15-member body, as the Palestinian Authority prepares to resubmit the motion. The UN's most powerful...

(Reuters) - Oil prices sank to fresh 5-1/2-year lows on Tuesday, extending losses after a 5 percent plunge in the previous session as worries over a global supply glut intensified. Brent crude held below $53 a barrel as monthly oil selling price cuts for European buyers...

The new president of the National Coalition for Syrian Revolution and Opposition Forces, also known as the Syrian National Coalition, ruled out Monday dialogue with the Assad regime.  "Dialogue with the regime is not in the agenda of the Syrian National Coalition nor...

The U.S. is opposed to Israel's decision to freeze the transfer of tax revenues to the Palestinian Authority as a reaction to Palestinians’ efforts to join the International Criminal Court, an official said Monday. “We call on both sides to avoid actions that raise...