Carrier heads toward Mideast as reports of issues aboard USS Lincoln emerge
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pacific-based aircraft carrier USS George Washington has begun heading toward the Middle East as…
Houthi rebels clash with Yemeni government
Clashes between Iran-backed Houthi rebels and government forces in Yemen raged overnight Thursday as renewed violence continues to…
US ambassador condemns settler siege of Palestinian homes in the West Bank
JERUSALEM (AP) — The U.S. ambassador to Israel on Thursday condemned a siege by Israeli settlers of a…
Pentagon review says US strikes killed 153 civilians in Yemen last year
Washington (AP) — U.S. airstrikes targeting Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen last year killed more than 150 civilians,…
Israeli army demolishes home of Palestinian killed by soldiers in July during West Bank clashes
The Israeli army demolished on Tuesday the apartment of Farouq Ramadan in the West Bank village of Tell,…
Netanyahu’s defiance of Trump on Gaza carries risks
It’s possibly the most important job of any Israeli prime minister: maintain good relations with the United States…
Houthi rebels attack vessel in Bab el-Mandeb, killing 4
Yemeni authorities say four people were killed by Iran-backed Houthi rebels attacking a vessel in the Bab el-Mandeb…
Former Syrian President Assad sentenced to death in absentia
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — A Syrian court sentenced ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad along with his younger brother…
A blocked Iranian flight to Yemen set off Houthis’ latest spiral with Saudi Arabia
CAIRO (AP) — A volley of fire between the Iranian-backed Houthis and Saudi Arabia has threatened to upend…
Iran won’t reopen Strait of Hormuz without US concessions
Iran is insisting that the U.S. meet its demands in negotiations before the Strait of Hormuz reopens. Yemen’s…
Houthis’ claims of deadly attacks stoke fears of a wider regional conflict
CAIRO (AP) — Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels claimed responsibility for a series of deadly attacks this week, escalating…
Explosion kills 2 people in Jaramana, Syria
JARAMANA, Syria (AP) — An explosion Thursday in a suburb of the Syrian capital Damascus killed at least…