Coronavirus has spread to almost all of Iran’s provinces but the country will get through the outbreak with a “minimum” number of deaths, President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday. “This disease is a widespread disease,” he said during a cabinet meeting, according to the official...

 Palestinians have launched protests in the occupied West Bank after Israeli bulldozers began clearing land in what villagers fear is an attempt to confiscate it for future Jewish settlements. Scuffles intensified this week as Israeli voters voted in an election, with Palestininans...

Israel appeared headed into another political stalemate on Wednesday after nearly-complete results indicated Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had failed to secure a clear majority for a right-wing bloc in parliament, despite his claim of victory. With 99% of votes counted, Netanyahu’s...

European Union foreign ministers meeting for emergency talks on Turkey and Syria on Friday will offer 60 million euros in additional humanitarian aid for the northeastern province of Idlib, according to diplomatic sources in the bloc. Idlib has been the latest flash-point in the...