Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s opponents on Thursday pushed for a quick parliament vote to formally end his lengthy rule, hoping to head off any last-minute attempts by the premier to derail their newly announced coalition government. The latest political maneuvering began just...

Kurdish forces have shot dead six Arab protesters in the northern Syrian region of Manbij, a war monitor said Wednesday. The violence broke out at a demonstration against military conscription and against a backdrop of growing anger over a deepening economic crisis which the area's Kurdish...

JERUSALEM (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s opponents announced Wednesday that they have reached a deal to form a new governing coalition, paving the way for the ouster of the longtime Israeli leader. The dramatic announcement by opposition leader Yair Lapid and his main...

Farida Ramadan, a transgender woman, overcame major hurdles to transition in conservative Egypt, but she is still fighting for her rights in a country where LGBTQ+ people face acute stigma. Wearing a colourful headscarf, kohl eyeliner and crimson red lipstick, Ramadan, now in her fifties,...