Israel beefed up its forces along its frontier with the Gaza Strip and launched air strikes against militant Hamas targets there on Thursday in response to Palestinian cross-border rocket attacks. Israel also faced a second day of violent Palestinian protests in Jerusalem...

Translation by Dani Murad The leadership of “Yarmouk” Brigade has confirmed the kidnapping of Moussa al-Zoubi, the Chief of Staff of al Yarmouk Brigade in “Nasib” town, located on the Jordanian and Syrian borders. al Yarmouk , which...

(Reporting by Lama Shammas; Translation by Yusra Ahmed) Shaaban and his sister Soaad sat on grass around Atatork status in Taksim Square, eating food and sweet they have received from al-Rahman meals in the square. They were not allowed to sit at the...

Iraq risks descending into "Syria-like chaos" if its political class fails to unite and agree on a government, the United Nations envoy to Baghdad told AFP on Thursday. Nickolay Mladenov urged Iraq's leaders to press on with a political process that involves selecting a...