In the West Bank, UNESCO site Battir could face a water shortage from a planned Israeli settlement
Battir (AP) — Generations of Palestinians have worked the terraced hillsides of this West Bank farming village southwest of Jerusalem,
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Kazakhstan abruptly announces it will no longer host talks on Syria’s conflict. Russia is surprised
Moscow (AP) — Kazakhstan said Wednesday it will stop hosting talks aimed at resolving Syria’s 12-year-old conflict. The abrupt announcement
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Daughter of California man on death row in Iran files criminal complaint against Tehran in Germany
Berlin (AP) — The daughter of a California-based man sentenced to death in Iran has asked authorities in Germany to
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Fighting resumes after Sudan cease-fire as number of people displaced passes 2.5 million
Cairo (AP) — Clashes resumed between Sudan’s military and a powerful paramilitary force after a three-day cease-fire expired Wednesday morning, a protest
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Israeli settlers storm into Palestinian town in West Bank as Israeli airstrike escalates crackdown
Turmus Ayya (AP) — Hundreds of Israeli settlers stormed into a Palestinian town in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday,
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3 men convicted in US trial that scrutinized China’s ‘Operation Fox Hunt’ repatriation campaign
New York (AP) — Three men were convicted of various charges Tuesday in a trial showcasing U.S. claims that China has engineered
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Israeli drone hits Palestinian militants as West Bank violence surges
Ramallah (Reuters) – An Israeli drone killed three militant gunmen in the West Bank on Wednesday, in a rare strike
Read MoreCounter-terrorism experts say Africa is the world’s terrorism hot spot with half of 2022′s victims
United Nations (AP) — Counter-terrorism experts said Tuesday that Africa is now the world’s terrorism hot spot, with half of
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Iran has talks with EU’s Mora amid efforts to save nuclear pact
Dubai (Reuters) – Iran met in Qatar with European Union mediator Enrique Mora as part of efforts to revive its
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Druze opposing Golan wind farm clash with Israeli police
Buqata (Reuters) – Hundreds of men from Druze Arab villages on the occupied Golan Heights protested on Wednesday against Israeli
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