Middle East

Suicide Bombers Raid Afghan Government Office

ISLAMABAD — Afghan authorities say an attack on a government building in eastern Afghanistan has killed at least 15 people. Officials said the assailants targeted the department for refugee affairs in Jalalabad,...

UN’s Guterres ‘Gravely Concerned’ About Israeli-Palestinian Violence

The U.N. secretary-general said in a statement Saturday that he was "gravely concerned" about the escalation of violence in Gaza and southern Israel. "I call on Hamas and other Palestinian militants to...

Fears of War Run High on Gaza Border

JERUSALEM — Nearly four months of Palestinian protests on the border of the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip and Israel are raising concerns of yet another war. Israel has been fighting brush fires on the...

Israeli parliament passes highly controversial nation-state law

Israel’s parliament early Thursday passed a highly controversial law that states only Jews in Israel have the right to self-determination and encourages Jewish settlement. The so-called nation-state law passed 62-55 after nearly...

Palestinian militants declare cease-fire in Gaza

JERUSALEM — Palestinian militants have declared a cease-fire in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip. Fighting has tapered off in Gaza, following Israel's heaviest air strikes on Palestinian militants since the Gaza War four years...

Saudi Arabia Lifts Ban on Women Drivers Sunday

Saudi Arabia on Sunday will lift the world's only ban on women driving. The move is a milestone for Saudi women who have had to rely on drivers, male relatives, taxis or...

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