The flare-up in violence casts a shadow on U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken's expected trip to the region next week.
| AP and Scripps News Staff
An investigation by AP and the watchdog group Shomrim found that money raised through a U.S. nonprofit has gone to convicted Israeli extremists.
| AP
Afghan female athletes say Taliban rulers have not just banned all sports for women and girls, they have actively harassed those who once played.
| AP
Hoda Muthana said she was brainwashed by online traffickers into joining the Islamic State in 2014 and regrets everything except her young son.
| AP
This brings the total to four men that have been executed since the demonstrations began in September over the death of Mahsa Amini.
| AP
The Israeli military said it entered a Palestinian village to demolish the houses of two gunmen who killed an Israeli soldier in September.
| AP
The decision by the Taliban government to bar women from NGO work has prompted major international aid agencies to suspend operations in the country.
| AP
This is Netanyahu's sixth term in office, continuing his more than decade-long dominance over Israeli politics.
| AP
Allies of Benjamin Netanyahu are calling for a law to allow discrimination against LGBTQ people in hospitals and businesses.
| AP
The ban was the latest restrictive move by Afghanistan's new rulers against women's rights and freedoms.
| AP
Private and public universities are being asked to implement the ban as soon as possible and to inform the ministry once the ban is in place.
| AP
Al Kass TV photojournalist Khalid al-Misslam "died suddenly" while covering the World Cup, according to the Doha-based Gulf Times.
| Scripps News Staff
The execution of Majidreza Rahnavard came less than a month after he allegedly fatally stabbed two members of a paramilitary force.
| AP
Mohsen Shekari was executed for allegedly blocking a street and attacking security with a machete during protests against Iran's morality police.
| AP
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the U.S. will remain a friend of Israel even as it pursues goals that Prime Minister Netanyahu has opposed.
| AP
The only store currently selling liquor in Qatar operates on an appointment system.
| AP
Migrant labor built over $200 billion worth of stadiums, metro lines and new infrastructure needed for the Middle East's first World Cup in Qatar.
| AP
The U.S. Soccer Federation decision added yet another political firestorm to the Middle East's first World Cup.
| AP
Small mobs of men angrily chanted “The Islamic Republic of Iran” at women giving interviews about the "Woman, Life, Freedom" protests.
| AP
More than 130 Palestinians have been killed in fighting in the West Bank and east Jerusalem this year, making it the deadliest year since 2006.
| AP and Scripps News Staff
The Biden administration spoke out in support of a claim of legal immunity from Saudi Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the killing of Jamal Khashoggi.
| AP and Scripps News Staff
Istanbul police said at least 46 other people were also detained and questioned about the Sunday attack on a popular square lined with shops.
| AP and Scripps News Staff
A video posted online showed flames erupting and a loud bang, as pedestrians turned and ran away.
| AP and Scripps News Staff
A statement said Lapid congratulated Netanyahu and has instructed his office to prepare an organized transition of power.
| AP
The vote is tight but initial indications showed Netanyahu was headed back to the premiership with a majority in the country's 120-seat parliament.
| AP and Scripps News Staff
Israel's fifth election in three years has mired the country in an unprecedented political crisis that has eroded faith in democratic institutions.
| AP and Scripps News Staff
Israeli forces blew up a bomb lab in an apartment in Nablus, killing five Palestinians and injuring 20 others as tensions rise in the region.
| AP
In a federal lawsuit, the Afghan family accuses Joshua and Stephanie Mast of false imprisonment, conspiracy, fraud and assault.
| AP
The future the climber faces is unclear after she returned home early from a competition in South Korea.
| AP
The decision by Elnaz Rekabi to forgo the headscarf came as protests continue over the death of Mahsa Amini, who had been detained by morality police.
| AP
A fire erupted at Evin Prison as nationwide protests triggered by the death of a young woman in the custody of the country's morality police continue.
| AP
The fire broke out after a fight between prisoners, in an apparent attempt to distance the events there from ongoing protests in Iran.
| AP
Preliminary assessments indicate the explosion was likely caused by firedamp, which is a reference to flammable gases found in coal mines.
| AP
The decision by OPEC+ to cut production by 2 million barrels a day has been seen by some as a way to help Russia keep paying for its war in Ukraine.
| Haley Bull and AP and Scripps News Staff
