A U.S. airstrike targeting facilities used by Iran-backed militias in Syria appears to be a message to Tehran delivered by a new American administration still figuring out its approach to the Middle East. The strike was seemingly a response to stepped-up rocket attacks by such militias...

The Jordanian government this week reinstated a nationwide Friday lockdown and extended the daily night curfew by two hours as a new measures to stem the spread of coronavirus. The Friday restrictions, originally implemented in October, have been brought back just weeks after being...

Hamas has warned Israel against meddling in Palestinian national elections, saying it may lead to their postponement.  In a statement following a meeting chaired by its leader, Ismail Haniyeh, the resistance movement condemned the occupation’s “blatant interference” in the...

Iran urged all parties in Armenia to exercise restraint and avoid any violent actions on Thursday after the Armenian military called for the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.  Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said that Iran is closely monitoring the latest...