UN chief urges Lebanon's Hezbollah to halt military action
United Nations Secretary General António Guterres strongly criticized Hezbollah for operating as the most heavily armed militia and a political...
Middle East
Muslim nations condemn Israel and US at emergency summit
Muslim nations on Friday condemned Israel and the opening of the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem as a "provocation and hostility...
Palestinian FM suggests Arabs recall ambassadors in Washington
Palestinian Authority Foreign Minister Riad Malki suggested on Thursday that Arab countries should recall their ambassadors to the United States...
Egypt's president orders Gaza border opened for Ramadan
Egyptian authorities opened the Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip on Thursday, under the instruction of President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi,...
Egyptian leader: US Embassy move will cause instability
Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi said on Wednesday the move of the U.S. Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem will cause "some instability" in the region, in his...
Fresh US sanctions target Hezbollah's main decision-making body
The United States and Persian Gulf partners imposed additional sanctions on Lebanon's Hezbollah leadership on Wednesday, targeting its top two...
Palestinian president says he is doing well after minor surgery
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, 82, was discharged from hospital after successful ear surgery in the West Bank on Tuesday,...
Firebrand Shiite nationalist cleric leads Iraq parliamentary election
Influential Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr was leading in Iraq's parliamentary election with over half of the votes counted, the electoral...
Hezbollah: US Embassy move to Jerusalem 'worthless'
The Iran-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah on Monday dismissed the decision to move the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem as a "worthless" unilateral step,...
Russia unlikely to limit Israeli actions in Syria, PM says
Moscow's condemnation of an April 9 strike that killed seven Iranian personnel set off speculation in Israel that Russian patience might be wearing thin.