UNRWA head says 42 countries and bodies increased grants to controversial organization after Trump administration cut all funding, praises donations from Europe, Gulf states, Asia

Decision-making process of US president revealed in account based on information from over a dozen legislators, congressional aides, administration officials

US president announces Mark Esper as nominee to lead the Pentagon; not clear whether industry background might complicate confirmation prospects

Waving placards with slogans such as 'No to normalization with Israel' demonstrators demand Amman withdraw its participation in upcoming Manama conference

For years, Jerusalem wastewater has been flowing as is to Dead Sea, with politics blocking a solution. Now one of the region's worst environmental hazards can finally be treated

Embassy employees and family members barred from personal or official travel in West Bank, June 24-26, amid concerns of protests against US-initiated conference in Manama

The sessions, featuring the kinds of experts who tend to join panels at foreign policy conventions, suggest Kushner will not be unveiling a plan

US president says no preconditions for talks with Tehran but won't allow them to have nuclear weapons; US military was 'cocked and loaded' to retaliate for downing of drone

Washington Post reports Bernard and Lisa Selz contributed more than $3 million to anti-immunization groups, including for forums in religious Jewish community

400 staff members from Lockheed Martin Corp, Sallyport Global will reportedly be airlifted from Balad base amid a tense standoff between Baghdad's key allies, Washington and Tehran