Lebanon’s displaced Shiites face rising hostility as airstrikes fuel fear and evictionsAP News• Apr 3, 2026 12:26 amBEIRUT (AP) — When the Israel- Hezbollah war broke out in early March, Hussein Shuman fled the heavy bombardment of…
Reporter who was kidnapped in Baghdad is known for pursuing gutsy, low-budget assignmentsAP News• Apr 1, 2026 09:10 am
US and Iraqi officials say kidnapped journalist had been warned of threatsAP News• Apr 1, 2026 03:25 am
Beirut is bursting as over 1 million people flee Israeli strikes and evacuation ordersAP News• Apr 1, 2026 03:19 am
Securing Iran’s enriched uranium by force would be risky and complex, experts sayAP News• Apr 1, 2026 02:03 am
Iran’s imprisoned Nobel peace laureate Narges Mohammadi may have had a heart attackAP News• Mar 31, 2026 01:08 pm
Iran remains a stubborn foe after absorbing massive US-Israeli attacksAP News• Mar 31, 2026 09:19 amSince the United States and Israel launched their war against Iran on Feb. 28, the Trump administration claims to have…
Afghan authorities say 14 more people die as a result of extreme weather and floodingAP News• Mar 31, 2026 08:22 am
Protests erupt in West Bank as Israel approves death penalty for Palestinians convicted of murderAP News• Mar 31, 2026 06:16 am
Trump lashes out at allies, says securing the Strait of Hormuz is ‘not for us’AP News• Mar 30, 2026 10:47 pm
Seizing Kharg Island would risk US troops’ lives and may not end Iran war, experts sayAP News• Mar 30, 2026 09:14 pm
Trump threatens to destroy Iran’s desalination plants. Here’s what that could mean for the MideastAP News• Mar 30, 2026 03:53 pm
Man who crashed pickup into Michigan synagogue was inspired by Iran-backed Hezbollah, FBI saysAP News• Mar 30, 2026 01:10 pm
Israel’s parliament approves the death penalty for Palestinians convicted of murdering IsraelisAP News• Mar 30, 2026 02:57 amIsrael’s parliament has passed a law approving the death penalty for Palestinians convicted of murdering Israelis, a measure critics condemn…
The Latest: Trump says US is negotiating with Iran’s parliamentary speaker, who denies talksAP News• Mar 29, 2026 11:15 pm
Photos show Lebanon’s Catholics marking Palm Sunday as the shadow of war weighs heavilyAP News• Mar 29, 2026 06:08 pm
An Israeli soldier from Connecticut is killed in southern Lebanon weeks after completing trainingAP News• Mar 29, 2026 03:10 pm
Jerusalem heads into a subdued Passover and Easter under the shadow of the Iran warAP News• Mar 29, 2026 02:53 am
Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon kills 3 journalists covering the warAP News• Mar 28, 2026 08:09 am
One month into the war, Iranians wrestle with lost livelihoods, bombs and worries of the futureAP News• Mar 28, 2026 02:00 amCAIRO (AP) — Iranians were already reeling from a shattered economy and the mass killing of protesters when the first…
The Latest: Iranian-backed Houthi rebels claim responsibility for missile attacks on IsraelAP News• Mar 27, 2026 10:56 pm
Hamas considers a proposal to disarm in Gaza that’s central to the territory’s futureAP News• Mar 27, 2026 10:56 am
Pro-Iranian group claims credit for hack of FBI Director Kash Patel’s personal accountAP News• Mar 27, 2026 09:48 am
Analysis: 1 month into war, Iran is using insurgent tactics and holding the world economy hostageAP News• Mar 27, 2026 08:15 am
UN report calls on Syria to investigate abuses during deadly clashes with Druze last yearAP News• Mar 27, 2026 03:13 am
In a southern Lebanese city emptied by Israel’s offensive, some vow to stay putAP News• Mar 26, 2026 11:54 am
Iran war’s environmental toll could leave damage and health risks for decades, experts sayAP News• Mar 26, 2026 07:00 am
Lebanese fear another occupation as Israel threatens to use Gaza tactics in the southAP News• Mar 26, 2026 04:52 amIsrael is trading fire with Hezbollah, calling for mass evacuations and sending ground troops deeper into Lebanon. Its leaders have…
Israeli judge closes case of Palestinian teen’s death in prison despite evidence of starvationAP News• Mar 25, 2026 02:15 pm
Iran rejects US ceasefire plan, issues its own demands as strikes land across the MideastAP News• Mar 24, 2026 09:57 pm
Lebanon orders Iran’s ambassador out, escalating a crackdown on Tehran’s influenceAP News• Mar 24, 2026 01:47 pm
Afghanistan releases American national Dennis Coyle held for more than a yearAP News• Mar 24, 2026 06:04 am
Trump says Iran is eager for a deal to end the war as he extends deadline to allow for diplomacyAP News• Mar 22, 2026 10:04 pm
The Latest: Trump says Iran ‘wants to make a deal’ but the Islamic Republic denies any talksAP News• Mar 22, 2026 09:50 pm
Syrian authorities’ new limits on alcohol sales in Damascus spark backlashAP News• Mar 22, 2026 09:14 amCrowds of Syrians have rallied to protest authorities’ efforts to limit the sale and consumption of alcohol in Damascus. Sunday’s…
Israeli settlers smash cars and set fires in the West Bank as 4 Palestinians killed in GazaAP News• Mar 22, 2026 04:07 am
As Netanyahu prepares for elections, his foes in Iran and Lebanon could get a voteAP News• Mar 21, 2026 08:01 am
Syrian Kurds return home to celebrate Nowruz for the first time since exileAP News• Mar 21, 2026 04:17 am
Israel strikes Hezbollah’s civilian as well as military wings in an attempt to crush the groupAP News• Mar 20, 2026 09:37 pm
War, through food’s lens: How Iranian Americans are celebrating their new year — or notAP News• Mar 20, 2026 02:12 pm
Exiled Iranian Kurds in Iraq say they will return only if Iran’s theocracy fallsAP News• Mar 20, 2026 04:26 am
Iran threatens tourism sites and US sends more Marines to Middle East as Trump hints at wind-downAP News• Mar 19, 2026 10:47 pm
The Latest: US deploys thousands more troops to the war as Iran threatens world tourism sitesAP News• Mar 19, 2026 10:04 pmThe U.S. military is deploying three more warships and roughly 2,500 more marines to the Middle East as Iran fires…
Kuwait says its Mina Al-Ahmadi refinery again hit in Iranian drone attacks, starting fireAP News• Mar 19, 2026 10:21 pm
War and displacement mar the run-up to Eid al-Fitr holiday for many in LebanonAP News• Mar 19, 2026 10:57 am
US Jews grapple with a surge in attacks and bitter rifts over Israeli policiesAP News• Mar 19, 2026 04:43 am
What to know about the resurgent war between Israel and Hezbollah in LebanonAP News• Mar 18, 2026 12:41 pm
UNICEF says it’s investigating Israel’s allegations of smuggled tobacco in a Gaza aid shipmentAP News• Mar 18, 2026 10:38 am
Israelis had just returned to this northern town after the last war. Now rockets are flying againAP News• Mar 18, 2026 05:11 amKIRYAT SHMONA, Israel (AP) — Gila Pahima returned to her hometown of Kiryat Shmona in northern Israel last spring, 18…
Tradition and worry at an iftar gathering near the Iran-Iraq border in photosAP News• Mar 17, 2026 04:51 pm
Iran’s internet blackout silences voices at home as diaspora creators fill the voidAP News• Mar 17, 2026 07:34 am
Lebanon has proposed the first direct talks with Israel in decades. It might be too lateAP News• Mar 17, 2026 06:40 am
A look at the top Iranian official and the head of internal security targeted by IsraelAP News• Mar 17, 2026 06:36 am
The Latest: Iran confirms security chief Larijani killed as Israel hits more top leadersAP News• Mar 16, 2026 10:04 pm
Artillery attack on a Yemen village kills at least 10 as government blames Houthi rebelsAP News• Mar 16, 2026 04:31 amCAIRO (AP) — An artillery attack on a village in northern Yemen killed at least 10 people, including six children,…
Brazilian police release 3 Israeli tourists after clashes with pro-Palestine locals in beach cityAP News• Mar 16, 2026 05:22 pm
Iranians cross into northern Iraq for cheaper food, internet and work after border reopensAP News• Mar 15, 2026 12:10 pm
Israeli military claims brother of man who attacked Michigan synagogue was Hezbollah commanderAP News• Mar 15, 2026 08:56 am
As other Iran‑allied groups are engaging in the Mideast war, Yemen’s Houthis hold backAP News• Mar 15, 2026 04:22 am
Hospital officials say Israeli strikes killed 12 in Gaza, including 2 children and a pregnant womanAP News• Mar 15, 2026 02:53 am
After attacks on Iran’s oil facilities, toxic black rain endangers the publicAP News• Mar 15, 2026 12:20 am
Photos show the impact of the Iran war on tourism in DubaiAP News• Mar 14, 2026 12:13 pmDUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Dubai’s usually crowded markets, beaches and waterfront promenades are unusually quiet during what is…
AP Exclusive: Turkey’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan talks diplomatic efforts as regional war ragesAP News• Mar 14, 2026 12:06 pm
Residents of Tehran tell AP of rising fear and isolation as bombs strike without warningAP News• Mar 13, 2026 05:25 am
A 5.5 quake jolts central Turkey, sending residents into the cold streetsAP News• Mar 12, 2026 07:33 pm
Photos: Charcoal workers in a quiet Kurdish village carry on as war unfoldsAP News• Mar 12, 2026 03:18 pm
Israeli military drops charges against soldiers accused of sexually assaulting Palestinian detaineeAP News• Mar 12, 2026 07:34 am
The Latest: Crude oil hits $100 a barrel as Iran vows to keep fighting after 6,000 US airstrikesAP News• Mar 11, 2026 09:15 pm