2+ hour, 55+ min ago  (1089+ words) Momentum for a deal to end the Iran war appeared to grow Saturday as key mediator Pakistan said an agreement was closer than "ever before" and US President Donald Trump was expected to discuss demining the Strait of Hormuz during…...

13+ hour, 8+ min ago  (1439+ words) The president of the Palestinian Football Association told AFP on Friday that he had been refused an entry visa for the United States and Canada to attend World Cup events. Jibril Rajoub said he had however been able to enter…...

11+ hour, 33+ min ago  (1711+ words) Protesters unfurled a massive red banner on top of the World Cup logo near a busy highway in Toronto on Friday, denouncing FIFA's association with Israel, hours before Canada's first game. Demonstrators donning shirts that read "Jews for a free…...

13+ hour, 59+ min ago  (1693+ words) Palestinian and Israeli civil society groups delivered an appeal in France on Friday to urge the international community not to abandon a two-state solution, as Paris seeks to keep the issue alive amid the Middle East war. The meeting brought…...

11+ hour, 11+ min ago  (1678+ words) The Israeli military on Saturday warned of imminent strikes on south Lebanon, telling residents of 20 towns and villages including many near Nabatieh city to evacuate despite a ceasefire in its war with Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, according to AFP. "For…...

11+ hour, 8+ min ago  (1767+ words) Egypt's El Dabaa Nuclear Power Plant has yet to begin operations on the country's Mediterranean coast, but Israeli media outlets supportive of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have intensified warnings that the project could pave the way for a major Russian…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago  (1759+ words) Wars in the Middle East and Ukraine are set to dominate next week's Group of Seven summit, as host France crafts an agenda aimed at projecting unity and avoiding confrontation with US President Donald Trump. The June 1517 gathering in Evian-les-Bains,…...

13+ hour, 50+ min ago  (1657+ words) Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa has moved to quell renewed speculation that Syria could become involved in the war in Lebanon, saying reports that Damascus intends to intervene militarily are "mere rumors." Sharaa said Syria's position at this stage was based…...

13+ hour, 59+ min ago  (1689+ words) An Arab diplomatic push is moving alongside talks involving Pakistan to increase pressure for a ceasefire agreement in Lebanon, after the country was pulled into a wider contest between Iran and the United States on one side, and Israel and…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (1746+ words) An aid convoy organized by the Vatican envoy to Lebanon that was headed for Christian villages in the country's south was stopped by the Israeli military and forced to change course, a convoy member told AFP on Friday. A number…...