Israel moved ahead on Sunday with a settler housing plan in a sensitive area near East Jerusalem, a step critics said was aimed at shoring up the project before U.S. President-elect Joe Biden takes office. On its website, the Israel Land Authority (ILA) invited contractor bids for building...

 Saudi Arabia's King Salman urged world powers Thursday to take a "firm stance" against its arch-rival Iran, as expectations mount that US President-elect Joe Biden will seek to revive a 2015 nuclear deal with Tehran. "The kingdom calls on the international community to take a firm...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan wooed sceptical investors Wednesday with a promise of painful reforms, throwing his full support behind a new economic team installed after his powerful son-in-law quit. In remarks that saw the Turkish lira gain more than three percent against the...

Palestinians on Wednesday mourned their veteran negotiator Saeb Erekat, who died aged 65 of coronavirus complications, amid cautious hope the stalled peace process with Israel may be revived under Joe Biden's presidency. Erekat, who died Tuesday at Jerusalem's Hadassah Ein Kerem hospital,...