Iraq said Monday it would not allow the country to turn into a conflict zone after ammunition depots of the Hashd al-Shaabi paramilitary force were targeted by airstrikes. In a statement, the Foreign Ministry said the country’s top diplomat, Mohamed Ali al-Hakim, held talks with the U.S.,...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah Tuesday to "calm down" after Nasrallah said his movement was preparing a response to the crash of two Israeli drones in a Beirut suburb. In a speech on Sunday, Nasrallah accused Israel of carrying out an...

Clashes between anti-government fighters and regime forces killed 51 combattants on both sides in northwestern Syria Tuesday, a war monitor said. Russia-backed regime fighters have for weeks been chipping away at the edges of the jihadist-run stronghold of Idlib -- a province that borders...

Dozens of Palestinians in Gaza staged a demonstration late Monday on behalf of hunger strikers and to urge the Israeli administration to address prison conditions. The protest was organized by the Islamic Jihad movement and the Muchetul Jerusalem Martyr and Prisoners Association. The...