Shadowy Hamas commander warns Israel over Jerusalem
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — The shadowy leader of the armed wing of the Islamic militant group Hamas has issued his first public statement...
Beirut sends hazardous material to Germany for destruction
BEIRUT — A German company has removed dangerous chemicals stored in dozens of containers from Beirut’s port and is shipping them abroad as part...
US envoy in Egypt for talks on Ethiopia’s dam dispute
CAIRO — The U.S. envoy for the Horn of Africa on Wednesday met with the Egyptian president as part of Washington's new push to...
Iraqi president: Talks between rivals Iran and Saudi ongoing
BAGHDAD — Iraq's president said on Wednesday that his country recently hosted direct talks between regional rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran on more than...
Palestinian teen killed in clash, wounded Israeli man dies
JERUSALEM — A 16-year-old Palestinian youth was killed Wednesday by Israeli gunfire in a clash in the northern West Bank, Palestinian health officials said,...
Iraq’s health minister resigns over Baghdad hospital fire
BAGHDAD — Iraq's health minister resigned Tuesday over a week after a deadly blaze killed dozens of people in a Baghdad hospital for COVID-19...
Deaths at sea highlight failings in Europe migration policy
CAIRO — As the waves pounded the gray rubber boat carrying more than 100 Africans hoping to reach Europe from Libya, those aboard dialed...
Holocaust survivor who testified against Eichmann dies at 91
JERUSALEM — Joseph Zalman Kleinman, a Holocaust survivor who survived the Auschwitz death camp and testified against Adolf Eichmann in the Nazi commander's trial...
Saudi oil firm Aramco’s first-quarter profits up by 30%
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Saudi Aramco's profits soared by 30% for the first-quarter of the year, compared to last year, riding on the...
Lebanon and Israel resume indirect talks on maritime border
NAQOURA, Lebanon — After a nearly six-month pause, Lebanon and Israel on Tuesday resumed indirect talks with U.S. mediation over their disputed maritime border....
