U.N. chief says important Mideast peace efforts realize two-state vision
At a pledging conference in New York the U.N. agency that helps Palestinian refugees raised some $110 million to help continue its operations
Syrians returning home to reach 1 million once safe zone created-Erdogan
Turkey hosts nearly 4 million Syrians - the largest number in any one country of Syrians displaced during the eight-year-old civil war
Middle East survey sees patchy progress in views on women's and LGBT+ rights
A major survey of public opinion revealed the complex and often conflicting views held by people in the region on LGBT+ and women's rights
Australia to bring children of dead Islamic State fighters home from Syria
Belgium, Germany and the United States have made similar moves to take back small numbers of orphaned children in Syrian camps, though security concerns have deterred other governments
Australia rescues children of dead Islamic State fighters from Syria
Belgium, Germany and the United States have made similar moves to rescue small numbers of orphaned children in Syrian camps, though security concerns have deterred other governments
Scars on Middle East landscape bear witness to past peace failures
Ancient ruins and medieval castles bear witness to the fact that conflict between the peoples of the Levant is nothing new
Asylum applications in EU rise as more Venezuelans seek refuge
Flows are expected to remain well below the high levels seen during Europe's 2015 migration crisis
Kushner's economic plan for Mideast peace faces broad Arab rejection
The blueprint envisions a global investment fund to lift the Palestinian and neighbouring Arab state economies
In border camps, Syrians rely on doctors in trucks and tents
The camps are overflowing, the doctors are too few, and many hospitals have collapsed under government bombing
FIFA ramps up pressure on Iran to grant women access to matches
Iranian women have been banned from stadiums when men's teams have been playing since the Islamic revolution in 1979