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The Israeli government approved Sunday the formation of a national guard, which opponents warn would function as a "private militia" of fir...

A suspected assailant was killed by Israeli soldiers after a West Bank car ramming Saturday, the army said, in an escalation that threatens...

Thousands of Israelis protested in Tel Aviv Saturday for a 13th straight week against a controversial judicial overhaul now frozen by the g...

Lebanon has been drowning in a series of crises since 2019. The economic, banking and political systems are in tailspin and the national cu...

United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has appointed his eldest son Sheikh Khaled as crown prince of Abu Dhabi,...

Israel's far-right government and opposition parties Tuesday ended a "positive" first meeting on controversial judiciary reforms that spark...

An uneasy calm is returning to Israel this Tuesday, after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced he would delay controversial plans to...

Plans for a controversial justice reform in Israel have been put on hold at least for now. That brings a tentative break to one of the bigg...

Caution prevailed in Israel Tuesday after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to pause controversial judicial reforms which sparked a g...

The head of Israel's top trade union called an immediate "general strike" Monday in response to the government's judicial reform programme,...

Lebanon woke up in two time zones on Sunday amid an escalating dispute between political and religious authorities over a decision to exten...

Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant on Saturday called on the government to halt legislation on changes to the judiciary, saying the bitt...

Lebanon's ongoing economic crisis has left countless individuals and businesses to adapt to the harsh realities of the collapsing economy....

Twelve years ago, young people took to the streets calling for constitutional reforms in Jordan. But the March 24 youth movement fizzled ou...

The US military carried out multiple air strikes in Syria on Thursday night against Iran-aligned groups. Those same organizations are accus...

The two sides in Yemen's conflict have agreed to free nearly 900 people in a prisoner exchange. That deal comes less than two weeks after S...

At least 10 soldiers were killed in renewed fighting in Yemen, military sources told AFP, despite diplomatic efforts to halt the long-runni...

Saudi Arabia, home of the holiest shrines in Islam in Mecca and Medina, has announced that the fasting month of Ramadan will start on Thurs...

The European Commission said Monday it will support Turkey with one billion euros ($1.07 billion) to help with reconstruction in the afterm...

Iraq on Monday marks 20 years since the start of the US-led invasion that toppled dictator Saddam Hussein, but no official celebrations are...

FRANCE 24 brings you a special full-length report on how the conservative kingdom of Saudi Arabia is investing in home-grown cinema. Making...

With film shoots, star-studded festivals and modern studios, the conservative kingdom of Saudi Arabia is sparing no expense to become a lan...

Fallujah is one of the cities that has paid the highest price for the US-led invasion of Iraq two decades ago. A stronghold of support for...

A renewal in diplomatic ties between Iran and Saudi Arabia has raised hopes of an end to fighting in Yemen, where the two regional powers h...

An Israeli army raid killed four Palestinians, including a teenage boy, near the occupied West Bank city of Jenin on Thursday, Palestinian...