Middle East

The fragile Gaza cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas is under severe strain as both parties accuse each other of violations, casting doubt on the truce’s durability. On Sunday, Israel...

U.S. and Russian representatives will meet for a second time at some point in the next two weeks, according to Russian state news agency RIA. Citing Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister...

Hamas freed the first five of six Israeli hostages due to be released Saturday even as heightened tension between the adversaries clouded the future of the fragile ceasefire deal. The five...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the military to carry out an “intensive operation” in the West Bank after explosions on buses near Tel Aviv on Thursday.  Police reported explosions...

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in Saudi Arabia on Monday, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy traveled to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) late Sunday, both against the backdrop...

The United States and Israel are aligned on how to handle the situation in the Gaza Strip, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday as U.S. President Donald Trump’s chief...

Hamas is due to release three more Israeli hostages on Saturday in exchange for more than 360 Palestinian prisoners being held in Israeli prisons, as an impasse over the Gaza...

Brian Niccol, Starbucks’ CEO, said the coffee chain is eyeing a major expansion into the Middle East and Chinese markets. In a Friday interview with Bloomberg, Niccol said that the...

Washington — President Trump hosted Jordan’s King Abdullah II at the White House on Tuesday and renewed his suggestions that Gaza could be emptied of residents, controlled by the U.S....

Israel is withdrawing troops from the corridor that has cut northern Gaza from the southern part of the enclave as part of the cease-fire deal with Hamas, according to media...