Middle East Headlines

Amendment to California Democratic platform which called for Palestinian Right of Return, cut references to 2-state solution, voted down....

Some are backed by dollars. Others by gold. But this...

In the fifth consecutive week of Lebanon's mass protests, hundreds of employees of state-owned mobile companies Alfa and touch have protested to demand caretaker Telecommunications Minister Mohamed Choucair sign their collective work contract....

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday said the United States was prepared to impose sanctions on any Iraqi officials found to be corrupt as well...

The four rockets were fired early on Tuesday setting off sirens in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights....

Northern Golan and the Galilee Panhandle were alerted shortly before 5 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 19. The IDF said 4 rockets The post Iron Dome intercepts 4 Syrian rockets aimed at Golan appeared first on DEBKAfile ....

Northern Golan and the Galilee Panhandle were alerted by explosions shortly before 5 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 19. The IDF said The post Golan alerted by explosions as Iron Dome intercepts 4 rockets from Syria. Blasts near Damascus airport appeared first on DEBK...

Optimists will tell you the U.S. stock market has shown remarkable resiliency. Pessimists will point out that the U.S. and China aren't any closer to a trade deal than they were in May....

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says he can't see any scenario in which the Senate votes to remove Trump from office....

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell reasserted the independence of the US central bank during White House talks with President Donald Trump on Monday, the Fed said....

Fatih Birol, the head of the International Energy Agency (IEA), faced renewed pressure on Monday from investors and scientists concerned about climate change to overhaul the agency's projections for fossil fuel demand....

Pro-Israel lobby responds to US policy change on Judea and Samaria: The Palestinians must stop their boycott of US & Israeli officials....

TEHRAN (FNA)- Indigenous supporters of former Bolivian President Evo Morales continued the blockade of the Bolivian Fiscal Oil Fields (YPFB) Senkata oil refinery in El Alto, a city adjacent to La Paz. [VIDEO]...

Negotiators left table after just one hour as South Korea faces backlash over US demand for more money for troops....

Hong Kong-based Hutchison Water hopes to build largest of its kind desalinization plant near an airbase and the Soreq Nuclear Research Center...

PM meets political rival to discuss the efforts to prevent "a dangerous minority government"....

Saudi Arabiarsquo;s King Salman bin Abdulaziz and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman sent cables of condolences to Abu Dhabirsquo;s Crown Prince...

About 100 people are thought to be holding out after night of confrontations between protesters and police....

IAEA says Iran breached another limit of 2015 nuclear deal by accumulating slightly more than 130 tons of heavy water....

Sirens warning of incoming rocket fire sounded on Tuesday in the area of the Golan Heights, Al Arabiyarsquo;s correspondent reported. Israelrsquo;s...

TEHRAN (FNA)- Dozens of Palestinian journalists have suffered excessive tear gas inhalation after Israeli military forces attacked a peaceful sit-in staged in the Northern sector of the occupied West Bank in solidarity with injured journalist Muaadh Amarn...

Explosions were heard near the airport in the Syrian capital of Damascus, state television said early on Tuesday. No further details were...

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Syrian news reports explosions in Damascus; incident follows fighting last week between Israel and Islamic Jihad in Gaza, and a strike targeting IJ commander in Syrian capitalSyrian news reports explosions in Damascus; incident follows fighting last week ...

A number of MPs will not attend Tuesday's legislative session, including the MPs of the Lebanese Forces and Progressive Socialist Party....

Legislature condemns High Court decision to overturn law banning use of face masks amid escalating protests in city....

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Monday that the United States is terminating the sanctions wavier related to Iran's Fordow nuclear plant, adding that it is closely monitoring ongoing protests in Iran and is deeply concerned by reports of seve...

Around 30 children aged between one and three years flew Monday from Iraq to Russia where their mothers are in prison on terrorism charges, Russian authorities said....

Siren sounded in Golan Heights. IDF investigating....

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Monday the United States stood ready to impose sanctions on Iraqi officials stealing the nation's wealth and those implicated in the deaths of protesters....

'I told the policeman I couldn't breathe from the gas,' stated the resident. 'He sprayed me again and said,...

KUWAIT -- His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Sabah reaffirms no-one "whatsoever" would evade punishment related to public funds crimes, and said this file "will be under my personal attention," urging media and public to refrain f...

Germany's BDI industry association and the DGB trade union called in a rare joint statement on Monday for the government to rethink its budget priorities and boost public investment to make Europe's largest economy fit for future growth....

U.S. no longer considers Israeli settlements 'inconsistent with int'l law': Pompeo...

Orthodox Union welcomes statement that Israeli communities in Judea and Samaria are not inconsistent with international law....

Downtown Beirut's luxury hotel Le Gray denied Monday that MPs had booked all its rooms after the spread of this rumor on social media....

TEHRAN (FNA)- Palestinian photo-journalist Muaz Amrana was shot in the eye by Israeli soldiers on November 15 while covering protest against separation wall and Jewish settlements, and clashes between Palestinians and Israeli troops in the West Bank. ....

TEHRAN (FNA)- A fighter of the UN-backed government forces of Libya aims at the enemy positions in Southern Tripoli, Libya. The forces of the UN-backed government on Sunday engaged in violent clashes against the Eastern-based army in Ain Zara area in ....

Sources in Kahol Lavan predict Gantz won't be able to form a minority government with Lieberman supported by the Arab parties by Wednesday at midnight, when his mandate expires...

Hong Kongrsquo;s embattled leader, Carrie Lam, hopes a standoff between police and anti-government protesters at a major university can be resolved...

Two Arab countries that have peace treaty with Israel criticized Pompeo's statement on Judea and Samaria communities....

Trump could respond to China's latest concerns over tariffs with the threat of more tariffs... There are no stats to provide a distraction......

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is expected to announce Monday the United States is softening its position on Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, a Trump administration official said Monday....

The United States imposed sanctions Monday on four companies and two people operating in Syria, Turkey, the Gulf and Europe for providing financial and logistical support to Daesh (ISIS)....

Breaking with decades of policy, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo declares Israel's West Bank settlements not 'inconsistent with international law'Breaking with decades of policy, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo declares Israel's West B...

Chatter on trade remains the key driver, with negative updates from Beijing weighing on risk appetite early. The RBA added further pressure on the Aussie....