On January 11, the Israeli Lod District Court ruled against a Palestinian film-maker Mahmoud Bakri ordering him to pay hefty compensation to an Israeli soldier who was accused, along with the Israeli military, of carrying out war crimes in April 2002...

Lebanon Tuesday registered 61 coronavirus deaths, a new record for the second day in a row, taking the death toll to over 2,000, while also registering 4,359 more cases, fueling calls to extend the country's total lockdown...

The incoming administration of President-elect Joe Biden will keep the US embassy in Israel in Jerusalem, his nominee for secretary of state affirmed Tuesday...

Donald Trump has granted clemency to Steve Bannon as part of a wave of 143 pardons and commutations announced early Wednesday morning during the president's final hours in office...

Egypt sent a military aircraft loaded with medical aid to Jordan ahead of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi’s official visit to Amman...

The southern Egyptian city of Hurghada is set to host three days of meetings to discuss Libya’s constitutional path with the Libyan House of Representatives and the State Council, sponsored by the country’s UN Support Mission...

Germany on Tuesday extended its coronavirus lockdown until Feb. 14 as Europe's biggest economy struggled to contain a second wave of infections...

Outgoing US President Donald Trump delivered a farewell speech Tuesday ahead of the country’s presidential inauguration, touting his record of no new wars during his time in office...

The war between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh has revealed a drastic change in the technology used for waging wars in the twenty-first century and the tactics needed to protect troops...

Kazakhstan on Tuesday announced it will start mass vaccination against the coronavirus next month. During the first meeting of the newly formed government, Health Minister Alexey Tsoy announced "mass vaccination" with Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine as...

Iran's military has kicked off a ground forces drill along the coast of the Gulf of Oman, the latest in a series of snap exercises amid escalating tensions over the country's nuclear programme and Washington's pressure campaign against Tehran...

Several Iraqi forces have apparently been killed in airstrikes against the positions of the Arab country’s military units in Jurf al-Sakhar, Babil province, local sources and media reports said...

Dozens of civil society organizations have urged the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to open formal infringement procedures against the French government for entrenching Islamophobia...

King Abdullah and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi held talks on Monday that covered the deep-rooted bilateral relations and the importance of bolstering cooperation in service of shared interests...

Acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller on Monday said the thousands of National Guard troops who will provide security in Washington, D...

The Saudi Ministry of Health has approved two additional COVID-19 vaccines, developed by AstraZeneca and Moderna, for use in the Kingdom...

Political attention Monday shifted to President Michel Aoun’s position on the Maronite patriarch’s call on him to invite Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri for a “reconciliation meeting” to agree on the formation of a “salvation Cabinet�...

The UN Human Rights Office is under fire for sharing the names of Chinese government opponents, including Uighur activists, Tibetans and Hongkongers, who took part in UN activities, for a long period...

Young voters played an important role in the recent US elections, and they will increasingly have an impact on US politics and foreign policy...

The death toll in a new tribal conflict in Sudan rose to 130 on Monday as clashes in West Darfur spread south...