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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...)

Russian jets hit Syrian south, U.N. urges Jordan to open border

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Dark smoke rose over areas held by Syrian rebels near the border with Jordan on Thursday as (More…)

Number of displaced in southern Syria climbs to 270,000: U.N.

AMMAN (Reuters) – The number of people forced to flee their homes in southwestern Syria as a result of the (More…)

Israel must prevent entry of refugees from Syria to Israel: minister

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel must prevent the entry of refugees fleeing fighting in Syria, a senior Israeli cabinet minister said (More…)

Poland backs down on Holocaust law, moves to end jail terms

By Pawel Sobczak

WARSAW (Reuters) – Polish lawmakers voted on Wednesday to water down a Holocaust law that angered the (More…)

Israel asks Cyprus to consider shipping route for Gaza: Cypriot official

ATHENS/JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel has asked Cyprus to examine the possibility of establishing a shipping point on the island for (More…)

Britain’s Prince William, in Jerusalem, honors Holocaust victims, meets Netanyahu

By Dan Williams

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Prince William honoured Holocaust victims and met descendants of Jews hidden from the Nazis (More…)

Syria’s Assad defies U.S., presses southwest assault

By Angus McDowall and Tom Perry

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian government helicopters dropped barrel bombs on opposition areas of the (More…)

Palestinians and Israelis remember life under British rule

By Maayan Lubell and Rinat Harash

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Prince William’s tour of Israel and the Palestinian Territories is the (More…)

Militants’ rockets, Israeli air strikes heat up Gaza border

By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Ori Lewis

GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Several dozen rockets and mortar bombs launched at Israel by Palestinians (More…)

Syrian army steps up attacks in southwest, Jordan concerned

By Suleiman Al-Khalidi

AMMAN (Reuters) – The Syrian army stepped up shelling of opposition-held parts of the southwest as it (More…)