Middle East

Israeli lawmakers opposed to Prime Minister Netanyahu say they've formed a coalition to oust him from power. Netanyahu has been in office a record 12 years and is expected to fight the move.

A coalition opposed to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says they've finalized a deal to oust him from office. A vote in parliament is expected in days to install his replacement.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Arik Rudnitsky, a researcher at the Israel Democracy Institute, about the fast approaching deadline to form a coalition government in Israel.

Autonomous drones can fly themselves to a specific location, pick their own targets and kill without the assistance of a remote human operator. The U.N. says such a drone was in the air in March 2020.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Yohanan Plesner, president of the Israel Democracy Institute, about a coalition of rivals attempting to unseat Prime Minister Netanyahu after 12 years in office.

Iran has approved the final list of seven candidates in June's presidential election, giving the upper hand to hard-liners. The election could have an impact on relations between Iran and the U.S.

Naftali Bennett is poised to end Benjamin Netanyahu's 12-year run as Israel's prime minister. The hardline conservative and former settler leader once vowed that Palestinians would never have a state.

After Syria announced the expected victory of President Bashar Assad in an election widely condemned as fake, three Syrians talk about the country's future.

An improbable coalition of right-wing and left-wing parties in Israel is racing the clock to dethrone Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's longest-serving prime minister.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is close to losing his job. A coalition of the opposition agrees on almost nothing — except that he should go.

Israel's prime minister could lose his job as rivals join forces. Texas GOP gives up on a new voting bill after Democrats walk out before a final vote. Still no deal on Biden's infrastructure plan.

The head of a small hard-line party on Sunday said he would try to form a unity government with opponents of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.