2+ hour, 2+ min ago  (495+ words) April 19 (UPI) -- The U. S. Navy on Sunday fired on and seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship as part of its blockade of Iran-linked vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, the latest salvo this weekend to call the nearly expired cease-fire into question....

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (631+ words) Feb. 26 (UPI) -- The United States will offer passport services for the first time in Israeli settlements in the illegally occupied West Bank. The U. S. Embassy in Jerusalem announced in a statement Wednesday that in an effort to reach all Americans, consular…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (628+ words) Dec. 24 (UPI) -- Christians in Israel and Palestine are celebrating Christmas for the first time in two years now that Israel and Hamas have entered a cease-fire. In Bethlehem, in the West Bank, tourism normally boosts the economy this time of…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (472+ words) April 18 (UPI) -- Just one day after the Strait of Hormuz was declared open, Iran has blocked the passage again, citing "breach of promise" by the United States, and has begun firing on commercial ships. Iran accused the United States of…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (306+ words) April 4 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump on Saturday reminded Iran that his 10-day deadline for it to reopen the Strait of Hormuz is 48 hours away and "all Hell will reign down" if the trade route is not made passable. Trump said…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (344+ words) Dec. 10 (UPI) -- Iceland on Wednesday became the fifth nation not to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest next year because of Israel's participation in the event, joining Spain, Ireland, Slovenia and the Netherlands. Last week, Israel's national broadcaster was cleared…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago  (364+ words) Nov. 24 (UPI) -- An on-the-ground organization in Gaza distributing critical aid to Palestinians in the strip has officially ceased operating after less than a year. On Monday, the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation said its five-month run ended after fulfilling a large part…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (1067+ words) BEIRUT, Lebanon, March 24 (UPI) -- The mass forced displacement of more than 1 million Lebanese, triggered by Israeli evacuation orders in southern Lebanon and other Hezbollah-controlled areas, has left the country facing a humanitarian disaster, fueled tensions among its communities and raised…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago  (216+ words) April 17 (UPI) -- Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi says the Strait of Hormuz is open Friday following a cease-fire in Lebanon, while oil prices decline. The price of Brent crude oil fell by 10% to $89. 20 per barrel Friday after again peaking…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago  (1221+ words) BEIRUT, Lebanon, April 17 (UPI) -- The Israel-Hezbollah war, temporarily halted by a 10-day cease-fire announced by U. S. President Donald Trump, opened a diplomatic process that would engage Lebanon in complex and sensitive negotiations to end the conflict, address Hezbollah's weapons and avoid…...