Israel Votes On Netanyahu's Political Future
Israel is voting in an election that is largely seen as a referendum on its longtime right-wing leader, Benjamin Netanyahu.
Middle East
Egypt's President Visits White House As He Seeks Term-Limit Exception
Egypt's leader Abdel Fattah el-Sissi sits down with President Trump at the White Tuesday. David Green talks to former State Department official Michele Dunne, who explains what is at stake.
Polls Have Closed In Israel — Here's What The Country's Election Day Shows So Far
Right-wing voters appear to be the key as Israel elects a new parliament. A retired general is trying to win some over as he seeks to oust longtime Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Desperate To Secure Her Mother's Release From Prison, Egyptian Woman Seeks U.S. Help
The family of jailed Egyptian human rights lawyer Hoda Abdelmoniem says she is being held on unspecified charges in a women's prison north of Cairo.
U.S. Designates Iran's Revolutionary Guard As A Foreign Terrorist Group
David Greene talks to Brian Hook, a top State Department policy adviser on Iran, about the Trump administration labeling a wing of the Iranian military as a foreign terrorist organization.
News Brief: DHS Secretary, Iran's Revolutionary Guard, College Scandal
Replacing Cabinet secretaries has become routine. U.S. labels Iran's Revolutionary Guard a foreign terrorist group. In Boston, 14 people agreed to plead guilty in the college admission scandal.
After A Decade Of Netanyahu, Hopes Fade For A Palestinian State
In one of his last campaign moves, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a far-right pledge: If re-elected, he would annex Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank.
Trump Administration Designates Part Of Iran's Military As Foreign Terrorist Group
The U.S. moved to list the Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corp as a terrorist group — an escalation of anti-Iran moves that critics say could leave U.S. forces vulnerable to other country's listings.
Fighting Grips Tripoli As Libya Faces New Violence Among Rivals
On Monday, Khalifa Haftar's force hit Tripoli's lone functioning civilian airport. The U.N.'s Humanitarian Affairs office says, "Clashes with heavy weapons are affecting residential areas."
U.S. Labels Iran's Revolutionary Guard As A Foreign Terrorist Organization
Iranian officials say they're prepared to retaliate in kind, warning that the elite Revolutionary Guard could now view U.S. troops the same way it sees ISIS.