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Oct 16, 2018
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with top officials in Riyadh amid international outrage over the reported killing of Jamal Khashoggi, a critic of the Saudi leadership.
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Oct 16, 2018
The Saudis have a powerful tool in their ability to raise oil prices but are loathe to use it. And they could not easily switch to China or Russia for defense.
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Oct 16, 2018
Without a strong stance from Washington to give them cover, top executives have been on their own dealing with Saudi Arabia, a country that has shown itself capable of holding a grudge.
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Oct 16, 2018
The secretary of state met with top officials in Riyadh amid international outrage over the reported killing of Mr. Khashoggi, a critic of the Saudi leadership.
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Oct 16, 2018
Prime Minister Scott Morrison echoed many of the points President Trump gave for a similar decision. The announcement drew criticism as a political gambit to win a local election.
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Oct 16, 2018
Syrian officials celebrated the reopening of the crossing with Jordan, hoping it would foster trade and lead to normalization with other Arab states.
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Oct 15, 2018
President Trump echoed the possibility that Jamal Khashoggi was victim to "rogue killers." The explanation shields the Saudi crown prince, who has cast himself as a moderate.
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Oct 15, 2018
The confusing case of the Saudi journalist has set off an international diplomatic storm and raised important questions, including some that cannot be answered yet.
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Oct 15, 2018
Jamal Khashoggi had both an affinity for Islamist political movements and close ties to the Saudi royal family — until they were cut by a new crown prince.
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Oct 15, 2018
President Trump vowed "severe punishment" if the Saudis were behind a dissident's disappearance. The Saudis said they would "respond with greater action."
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Oct 14, 2018
The vehicle, which had been traveling from Aydin to Izmir, was said to have veered off the road, crashed through a barrier and toppled from a highway.
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Oct 13, 2018
Some see the Israeli-run factory where a Palestinian opened fire on his co-workers as a model of coexistence. Others see occupation.
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Oct 13, 2018
A conference for big investors started last year by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has become a symbol of the West's deepening disillusionment with him after the disappearance of a Saudi journalist.
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Oct 13, 2018
The disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi, a Washington Post columnist and Saudi dissident, made international headlines. From jet conspiracies to blaming Qatar, here's how Saudi Arabia's news media is portraying the story.
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Oct 13, 2018
In an unusual episode, four of the Palestinians were fatally shot after crossing the fence and approaching an Israeli sniper's position.
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Oct 12, 2018
Cultural institutions in the United States have welcomed relationships with Saudi Arabia to help build understanding and fund ambitious programs.
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Oct 11, 2018
Rights groups say Egypt is handing out mass punishments indiscriminately.
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Oct 11, 2018
Turkey's president and Saudi Arabia's crown prince have not had the easiest relationship. A mysterious disappearance at a Saudi consulate has not helped.
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Oct 11, 2018
Turkey secured the rebels' agreement to pull back the weaponry, staving off a Syrian government offensive on the heavily populated rebel stronghold.
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Oct 10, 2018
Turkish officials say 15 Saudis, including an autopsy expert, killed a Saudi dissident inside the consulate in Istanbul and dismembered his body.
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Oct 10, 2018
A Swiss heiress, she was an adventurous traveler whose writings, along with her androgynous glamour and troubled life, made her a gay cult figure after her death.
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Oct 09, 2018
Lara Alqasem once belonged to a group perhaps most notable for backing an Israel hummus boycott. Now Israel says she can't study in Jerusalem.
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Oct 09, 2018
The signature Syrian spice, caught up in conflict, became scarce in the United States just as its popularity boomed. But importers and vendors are finding new ways to get it.
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Oct 09, 2018
Since President Trump announced that he would pull out of the Iran nuclear deal, European leaders are actively working to help Tehran get around new sanctions.
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Oct 09, 2018
Two jets carrying Saudi intelligence agents are said to have flown to Istanbul the day the dissident journalist disappeared, and to have left hours later.
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Oct 08, 2018
Saudi Arabia has increasingly reached across borders to keep dissidents in line. But if the critic Jamal Khashoggi has been killed, it would be a startling escalation.
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Oct 08, 2018
The Israeli authorities were hunting for a man who shot two co-workers in an industrial park considered an oasis of coexistence. They described the events as terrorism.
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Oct 07, 2018
A Saudi dissident has not been seen since he entered the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on Tuesday. Turkey says he was killed there. Saudi officials deny it.
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Oct 07, 2018
Turkish officials stepped up pressure on Riyadh to explain what happened to Jamal Khashoggi but did not publicly endorse reports that he was dead.
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Oct 07, 2018
Turkish officials stepped up pressure on Riyadh to explain what happened to the dissident but did not publicly endorse reports that he was dead.
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Oct 07, 2018
The Israeli authorities were hunting for a man who shot two co-workers in an industrial park considered an oasis of coexistence. They described the events as terrorism.
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Oct 07, 2018
The Israeli authorities were hunting for a man who shot two co-workers in an industrial park considered an oasis of coexistence. They described the events as terrorism.
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Oct 06, 2018
The critic, Jamal Khashoggi, entered the consulate on Tuesday to obtain a document he needed to get married and never emerged.
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Oct 04, 2018
In a rare interview with an Israeli newspaper, the Hamas leader in Gaza, Yehya Sinwar, sent a message to Israelis that war was in "no one's interest."
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Oct 04, 2018
In a rare interview with an Israeli newspaper, the Hamas leader in Gaza, Yehya Sinwar, sent a message to Israelis that war was in "no one's interest."
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Oct 03, 2018
The new president and prime minister were consensus candidates chosen for their competence and ability to get along.
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Oct 03, 2018
The Saudi journalist has not been seen since he entered the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on Tuesday afternoon. Friends fear he has been detained or worse.
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Oct 03, 2018
The largely symbolic move comes after the International Court of Justice ordered the United States to ease some sanctions on Iran.
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Oct 03, 2018
The International Court of Justice said in a nonbinding ruling that Washington should lessen restrictions that affect humanitarian aid and civilian aviation safety.
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Oct 03, 2018
Jamal Khashoggi, a prominent journalist and critic of Saudi leaders, entered the consulate Tuesday and has not emerged since.
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Oct 02, 2018
Jamal Khashoggi, a prominent journalist and critic of Saudi leaders, entered the consulate Tuesday afternoon and has not emerged since.
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Oct 02, 2018
More than a dozen were blinded and hundreds hospitalized across the country, which has recently begun trying to combat drinking problems.
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Oct 01, 2018
Iran fired several missiles across neighboring Iraq at the last remaining ISIS stronghold, in an area where the American military is active.
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Oct 01, 2018
Responding to political pressure, Kuwait has outlawed more than 4,000 books in the last five years.
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Sep 30, 2018
Amnesty International called the verdict against the activist, Amal Fathy, an "outrageous case of injustice."
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Sep 29, 2018
Tara Fares was gunned down in broad daylight, the latest outspoken woman killed in a series of attacks that Iraqi officials are investigating as possibly linked.
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Sep 28, 2018
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the employees were being temporarily relocated and the United States would respond to attacks by militias supported by Iran.
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Sep 28, 2018
An expert panel will continue to look into whether a Saudi-led coalition is guilty of war crimes in the world's poorest country.
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Sep 28, 2018
The dead included two boys who were among thousands of people who thronged to the border as part of weekly protests.
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Sep 27, 2018
In their General Assembly speeches, the Palestinian and Israeli leaders offered starkly opposing appraisals of an intractable dispute.
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Sep 27, 2018
Benjamin Netanyahu said intelligence agents had found the facility in Tehran, setting up a challenge to Iran to prove it's not violating the nuclear deal.
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Sep 27, 2018
At the United Nations, President Mahmoud Abbas criticized the Trump administration for what he described as its pro-Israel decisions.
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Sep 26, 2018
Mr. Trump said he favored a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. His administration has been working on a peace plan for nearly two years.
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Sep 26, 2018
The president, at the General Assembly, doubled down on his "America First" foreign policy. He did have a few kind words for Kim Jong-un of North Korea.
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Sep 25, 2018
Senior members of the Trump administration promised harsh penalties for European governments and companies that defy Iran sanctions.
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Sep 25, 2018
The president, speaking at the General Assembly, doubled down on his "America First" foreign policy. He did have a few kind words for North Korea.
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Sep 25, 2018
Leaders from around the world have gathered in New York to deal with a host of nettlesome issues, ranging from Iran's nuclear program to North Korea to wars in the Middle East.
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Sep 25, 2018
The president, speaking at the General Assembly, doubled down on his "America First" foreign policy. He did have a few kind words for North Korea.
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Sep 25, 2018
Leaders from around the world have gathered in New York to deal with a host of nettlesome issues, ranging from Iran's nuclear program to North Korea to wars in the Middle East.
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Sep 25, 2018
Leaders from around the world have gathered in New York to deal with a host of nettlesome issues, ranging from Iran's nuclear program to North Korea to wars in the Middle East.
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Sep 25, 2018
Engineers and architects working together to save an ancient riverside temple in Egypt have discovered rare treasures, including a sphinx.
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Sep 25, 2018
Garden eels anchor themselves in the sand, which helps them feed on drifting plankton in strong currents.
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Sep 24, 2018
President Hassan Rouhani of Iran said Monday he would consider new talks with Washington only if President Trump reversed himself and honored the 2015 nuclear accord.
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Sep 24, 2018
Blaming Israel for the loss of a Russian plane in Syria, Russia will modernize Syria's missile arsenal. The move could complicate the air war in Syria.
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Sep 24, 2018
As its neighbors refuse to condemn an attack on a military parade that killed 25, the country said it would strike back against what it sees as a campaign to undermine its government.
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Sep 23, 2018
President Hassan Rouhani said that a Persian Gulf country allied with the United States was behind the strike against a military parade, that killed 25 people and wounded nearly 70 others.
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Sep 22, 2018
Some officials blamed Arab separatists, while others blamed the United States and Persian Gulf states for the assault.
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Sep 22, 2018
At least 25 people were killed on Saturday in an attack on a military parade in Ahvaz, the center of recent antigovernment protests in Iran.
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Sep 22, 2018
The attack came in Ahvaz, a center of antigovernment protests.
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Sep 22, 2018
Some officials blamed Arab separatists, while others blamed the United States and Persian Gulf states for the assault.
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Sep 22, 2018
Some officials blamed Arab separatists, while the foreign minister said the U.S. was behind the assault in a region that has been troubled by unrest.
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Sep 22, 2018
Some officials blamed Arab separatists, while the foreign minister said the U.S. was behind the assault in a region that has been troubled by unrest.
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Sep 22, 2018
Some officials blamed Arab separatists, while the foreign minister said the U.S. was behind the assault in a region that has been troubled by unrest.
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Sep 22, 2018
Some officials blamed Arab separatists, while the foreign minister said the U.S. was behind the assault in a region that has been troubled by unrest.
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Sep 21, 2018
The Trump administration insists on Geneva-based peace talks as Russia and Turkey promote a truce in Syria. And it wants to keep U.S. troops in the east.
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Sep 21, 2018
John Wesley Downs, 62, says he was convicted on an inflated charge of spying. After 13 years, he is hoping President Trump will intervene on his behalf.
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Sep 20, 2018
Elliott Broidy, an ally of President Trump, was disgraced by sordid revelations and hacked emails. His legal team is going after the hackers — and blames Qatar.
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Sep 20, 2018
Elliott Broidy, an ally of President Trump, was disgraced by sordid revelations and hacked emails. His legal team is going after the hackers — and blames Qatar.
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Sep 20, 2018
Elliott Broidy, an ally of President Trump, was disgraced by sordid revelations and hacked emails. His legal team is going after the hackers — and blames Qatar.
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Sep 20, 2018
The American military in Kabul was publicizing the number of killed enemy fighters. The propaganda tactic with echoes of the Vietnam War was stopped on Thursday.
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Sep 19, 2018
The celebrity chef drew Mr. Rubio's ire for serving a lavish meal to the authoritarian president of Venezuela, known for his extravagant lifestyle amid crushing poverty.
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Sep 18, 2018
The celebrity chef drew Mr. Rubio's ire for serving a lavish meal to the authoritarian president of Venezuela, known for his extravagant lifestyle amid crushing poverty.
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Sep 18, 2018
The celebrity chef drew Mr. Rubio's ire for serving a lavish meal to the authoritarian president of Venezuela, known for his extravagant lifestyle amid crushing poverty.
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Sep 18, 2018
The celebrity chef drew Mr. Rubio's ire for serving a lavish meal to the authoritarian president of Venezuela, known for his extravagant lifestyle amid crushing poverty.
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Sep 18, 2018
Tensions briefly flared after the plane was destroyed by Syrian antiaircraft missiles that were countering Israeli warplanes striking targets in Syria.
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Sep 18, 2018
He worked on his magnum opus, an encyclopedia of Iranian history and culture, for more than 40 years, retiring at the letter "K." The work goes on.
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Sep 18, 2018
Tensions briefly flared after the plane was destroyed by Syrian antiaircraft missiles that were countering Israeli warplanes striking targets in Syria.
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Sep 18, 2018
Moscow said the plane was destroyed by Syrian antiaircraft missiles that were aimed at Israeli warplanes operating in the area and using it as a "shield."
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Sep 18, 2018
The Il-20 plane was apparently shot down by Syrian antiaircraft missiles, and disappeared from radar screens as it was returning to a Russian base in Syria, the Defense Ministry in Moscow said.
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Sep 18, 2018
The Il-20 plane disappeared from radar screens on Monday night as it was returning to a Russian base near the Syrian port city of Latakia, the Defense Ministry said.
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Sep 17, 2018
The announcement by Russia and Turkey about Idlib Province appeared to forestall what had been widely feared as a brutal offensive by Syrian forces.
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Sep 17, 2018
The announcement by Russia and Turkey about Idlib Province appeared to forestall what had been widely feared as a brutal offensive by Syrian forces.
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Sep 15, 2018
Alaa and Gamal Mubarak, whose father was ousted as president in 2011, were arrested as part of an investigation into unlawful trading that began in 2012.
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Sep 14, 2018
Mr. Taha, who led the group Carte de Séjour before beginning a solo career, melded his Arabic heritage with punk, funk and electronic beats.
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Sep 14, 2018
The secretary of state criticized John Kerry for discussing the jettisoned nuclear deal with Iranian diplomats. Mr. Kerry shrugged it off and plugged his new book.
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Sep 14, 2018
An American aid agency is blocking Palestinian access to $10 million intended for peace programs with Israelis because of President Trump's policy.
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Sep 13, 2018
Speaking 25 years after the Oslo peace accords were signed, Jared Kushner said President Trump had stripped away the "false realities" that surround Middle East peacemaking.
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Sep 13, 2018
A top aide to the Israeli prime minister is taking a leave of absence in the wake of allegations that he sexually assaulted several women.
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Sep 13, 2018
The bank's move, to ramp up the benchmark rate by 6.25 percentage points, had long been resisted by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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Sep 13, 2018
The bank's move, to ramp up the benchmark rate by 6.25 percentage points, had long been resisted by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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