French and Algerian fighters, some arriving from Syria, have joined the ranks of the Islamic State group in northern

Arab foreign ministers urge the United States to abandon its decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, saying the move would increase violence throughout the region.

Britain's foreign minister arrived in Iran yesterday to press for the release of British-Iranian woman Nazanin Zaghari-

A Saudi-led coalition air strike hit Yemen's rebel-controlled state television station in Sanaa overnight, killing four

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday described Israel as a "state of occupation" which used "terror"

Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi yesterday declared victory in a three-year war by Iraqi forces to expel the Islamic

Saudi Arabia pulled no punches when it condemned President Donald Trump's move to recognise Jerusalem as the

A senior Palestinian official said Thursday that US Vice President Mike Pence was "not welcome in Palestine" during his upcoming

An Israeli cabinet minister says the phrasing of US President Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital suggested openness to eventual Palestinian control of part of the city, though he predicts Israel will oppose this.

Israel deploys hundreds of additional police officers following Palestinian calls for protests after the main weekly Muslim prayers against US President Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital.

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed in a phone call that the US decision on Jerusalem will negatively impact the region's peace and stability, sources in Erdogan's office says.

Qatar yesterday announced a deal to buy 12 French-built Rafale fighter jets, as it faces a boycott by neighbouring Gulf states in the

CNN journalist Oren Liebermann walks readers through what can be at stake by the declaration of US President Donald Trump recognising Jerusalem as Israel's capital.

US president Donald Trump's decision of recognising Jerusalem as the capital of Israel comes despite widespread criticism from allies in the Middle East and Europe, and concerns from some members of his own Cabinet.

Arabs and Muslims across the Middle East condemn the US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital as an incendiary move in a volatile region and Palestinians said Washington was abandoning its leading role as a peace mediator.

Most of those detained in a sweeping anti-corruption purge of the Saudi elite have struck monetary settlements in

Israel is expanding ties throughout the Middle East but not with Iran, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said

President Donald Trump will announce on Wednesday that the United States recognizes Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and will move its embassy there, breaking with longtime US policy and potentially stirring unrest.

Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri yesterday said that he had withdrawn his resignation, a month after his shock

An explosives-laden bus blew up yesterday in a predominantly pro-government neighbourhood of the central Syrian