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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salmanin meets with the delegation of American Evangelical Christian Leaders in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia November 1, 2018. Bandar Algaloud/Courtesy of Saudi Royal Court/Handout via REUTERS

Saudi Arabia hosts rare visit of U.S. evangelical Christian figures

RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman held a rare meeting with American evangelical Christians on Thursday, (More...)

Islamic State abducts more than 200 near Mosul, retreats with thousands

By Tom Miles

GENEVA (Reuters) – Islamic State fighters abducted 295 former Iraqi Security Forces members near the militant stronghold (More…)

Israel says ‘no’ to Middle East peace conference in Paris

By Luke Baker

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel on Monday formally rejected France’s invitation to take part in a Middle East (More…)

Rivals, regional powers grow uneasy with Palestinian leader

By Ali Sawafta and Nidal al-Mughrabi

RAMALLAH/GAZA (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia, Egypt and other Arab states are piling pressure on (More…)

Israel says ancient papyrus supports its claim to Jerusalem

By Jeffrey Heller and Rinat Harash

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli archaeologists have made public a fragment of an ancient text (More…)

Netanyahu tells settlers of worries of possible U.S. action at U.N.

By Ori Lewis

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday expressed concern that U.S. President Barack Obama, (More…)

U.N. adopts resolution denying Jewish ties to Temple Mount and Western Wall

By Kami Klein

The United Nations cultural and heritage body, UNESCO, has voted on a resolution sponsored by several Arab (More…)

United States government condemns new Israeli plan on settlements

By Doina Chiacu and Ori Lewis

WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The United States sharply criticized Israel on Wednesday over  plans to (More…)

Israeli aircraft attack Hamas after rocket hits Israeli town

By Nidal al-Mughrabi

GAZA (Reuters) – Israeli aircraft attacked Palestinian militant targets in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, wounding at (More…)

Peres funeral, attended by Obama, briefly brings Israeli, Palestinian leaders together

By Jeffrey Heller and Jeff Mason

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli and Palestinian leaders shook hands during a brief chat and (More…)

Thousands of Israelis file past coffin of former president Peres

By Jeffrey Heller

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Thousands of Israelis filed past the flag-draped coffin of Shimon Peres outside parliament on (More…)