Hamas released eight hostages on Thursday — five Thai farm workers and three dual German-Israeli nationals — in exchange for 110 Palestinian prisoners held by Israel.

Hamas confirmed for the first time on Thursday that Israeli killed the head of its military wing, Mohammed Deif, in an airstrike last year. Deif was one of the alleged ...

The Middle Eastern kingdom is undergoing a remarkable transformation. Once known for its strict adherence to austere social norms rooted in a conservative interpretation of Islam, Saudi Arabia has, in ...

Long lines of Palestinians -- some kneeling to kiss the soil as they stepped into the northern part of the strip -- were ...

Four years after seizing power in a dawn coup that ousted an elected civilian government, Myanmar's embattled ruling generals ...

Palestinian health authorities said an Israeli airstrike in the northern West Bank killed at least 10 people late Wednesday, ...

Hamas will release three Israelis, including two women and an 80-year-old man, as well as five Thai nationals during the next ...

We asked people in three dozen countries how they see religion's role in society, government and national identity.

The Palestinian Health Ministry says two Palestinians were killed by Israeli fire in the occupied West Bank overnight and ...

A cross-border conservation project centered on barn owls is fostering cooperation between Israeli and Arab scientists, ...

EXCLUSIVE Armed men have been wearing emblems used by ISIS and there are reports of beheadings and executions of civilians.