The announcement of the ceasefire's second phase marked a significant step forward but left many questions unanswered. Those include the makeup of a proposed, apolitical governing committee of Palesti...
Netanyahu's office said the lineup runs contrary to Israeli policy. The Trump administration had announced panel members who will oversee the transitional government in the war-ravaged Palestinian ter...
US President Donald Trump boasted it is the "Greatest and Most Prestigious Board ever assembled at any time, any place." The body will oversee the transitional government in the war-ravaged Palestinia...
The Treasury announcement comes a day after Trump that he’d been told "on good authority" that plans for executions in Iran have stopped....
The United States said on Wednesday it is launching the second phase of its plan to end the Gaza war, even as key elements of the first phase - including a complete ceasefire between Israel and Hamas...
The past week's fighting between the Syrian army and Syrian Kurdish paramilitaries shows how difficult the military integration of the two will be to achieve....
Iranians across the country have taken to the streets at great risk, facing a violent government crackdown....
My brother is one of many Palestinians Israel continues to illegally detain. Their release must be part of talks....
Moves of US military personnel and aircraft carrier keep region on edge...
US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he’s been told "on good authority" that plans for executions in Iran have stopped. Tehran, on its end, has signaled fast trials and executions ahead in it...
Under the first phase of the three-phase deal, Hamas released all but one hostage it was holding in exchange for hundreds of Palestinians who were held in Israeli prisons....
Civil engineer and former deputy minister in the Palestinian Authority faces daunting reconstruction task...
Donald Trump has announced that the second phase of the plan to end the war in Gaza has started. With key elements of phase one still unfulfilled - like a complete ceasefire - the announcement of the ...
The summit, which will be held from 3-5 February, is expected to bring together 35 heads of state and government, more than 150 government delegations and over 6,000 attendees....
Since Bashar al-Assad was toppled in December 2024, one of the huge challenges the new government has faced is that of division. Syrian society is made up of different sectarian and ethnic groups -- t...
The recent capture of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro by American forces recalls a botched 2020 coup attempt that resulted in the imprisonment of two former US Army Green Berets. Since then, there...
One of the smallest members of the EU now holds the rotating presidency of the Council of the EU. The Cypriot government wants to promote European autonomy over the next six months....
The death toll over 16 days of mass anti-government protests in Iran reached 646 as of Monday, according to data published by the the U.S.-based HRANA....
US President Donald Trump has announced an agreement with Venezuela's interim government to transfer millions of barrels of oil to the US. DW explores how the plan could be a blow to China, Russia, Ir...
China's trade surplus surged to a record of almost $1.2 trillion in 2025, the government said Wednesday, as exports to other countries made up for slowing shipments to the U.S. under President Donald ...