On Friday, a senior member of Hamas's military wing, Mazen Faqha, was assassinated in the Gaza Strip by armed gunmen. It was an assassination tactic not seen in Gaza for at least a decade. 　　Faqha was a leading member of Hamas' al-Qassam Brigades in the West Bank. In 2003, he... More

　　In October 2016, ISIL strategists and commanders were fully aware of the sheer number of Iraqi armed forces that were moving in to encircle Mosul. 　　The operation to retake Iraq's second-largest city was officially launched last October, and in January its eastern half was declared "fully liberated". Mosul is ISIL's... More

　　Survivors of a suspected chemical attack in Syria's Idlib province and aid workers on the scene say they are still in shock and struggling to recover from the distressing event of the attack. 　　"It's just indescribable," Othman al-Khani, local activist and witness said. "We saw people suffocating while their lungs... More

　　In a photograph widely shared on social media this month, Kifah Quzmar, a final-year business student at Birzeit University near Ramallah, wears a red-and-white keffiyeh and a somewhat defiant look. 　　The difference between the 28-year-old and tens of other Palestinian students and youth arrested in recent weeks is perhaps that... More

　　Turkey’s Diyanet Foundation plans to repair dozens of mosques in Syria that were heavily damaged in the ongoing war, according to the head of foundation on Sunday. 　　Mustafa Tutkun told Anadolu Agency the state-run foundation was planning to construct and repair 66 mosques in cooperation with the Prime Ministry. 　　Tutkun... More

　　Syrian regime forces have used deadly nerve gas in four chemical weapons attacks since December, including one in Khan Sheikhoun that killed nearly 100 people in April, according to Human Rights Watch (HRW). 　　Citing new evidence, the US-based rights group said the attacks are "part of a clear pattern" that... More

　　At the Hjeiji family home in the occupied West Bank village of Qarawat Bani Zeid, classmates, friends and relatives of Fatima Hjeiji lined up to pay their respects. 　　One by one, the women and girls hugged Fatima's mother Dareen and offered sympathetic words. 　　"She was such a lovely girl. Everybody... More

　　On a sweltering spring afternoon, relatives and supporters of the Palestinian hunger-striking prisoners gathered at a marquee in downtown Ramallah. 　　The tent, one of dozens erected in solidarity with the prisoners across towns and villages in the occupied West Bank and the Gaza Strip, stretched across one end of Clock... More

　　When Israeli police showed up at the maps and survey department of the Arab Studies Society's office in Jerusalem last month, director Khalil Tufakji was surprised to receive a six-month shutdown order. 　　Police proceeded to confiscate computers and the main server, along with posters and maps that had hung on... More

　　A recent plea deal for an Israeli police officer who killed a Palestinian teenager has highlighted a broader policy of leniency in Israel for offences committed against Palestinians, analysts say. 　　"The police, the army, the investigative units, the public attorney and the judiciary are all in concert protecting each other... More

　　Fatima Salah, 58, does not sleep in the daytime as many do during the fasting month of Ramadan. 　　Instead, she wanders the city of Sanaa visiting neighbors and local shops, hoping to obtain enough food to feed her family at night. 　　"I am exhausted and thirsty because of walking, and... More

　　By Nigel Wilson 　　When two buses stopped close to Bab al-Asbat in Jerusalem on the second Friday of Ramadan, the elderly passengers were quick to disembark and head straight for the Old City. 　　It was around 10am, more than two hours before the Friday prayer would begin, but this was... More

　　An 18-month-old Palestinian baby has died after suffering from tear gas inhalation during clashes between Israeli forces and Palestinians nearly three months ago, according to Palestinian health officials. 　　Abdul Rahman Barghouti died late on Friday from asphyxiation, following more than two months of treatment, Palestinian Ministry of Health spokesman Osama... More