Countries pledge US$110 million for UN Palestinian agency More than US$110 million was raised on Tuesday at a pledging conference to support the UN agency for Palestinian refugees UNRWA, which has been struggling since the United States slashed funding.

US says Mideast conference in Bahrain to go ahead despite Israel election A US-led conference on economic aspects of a Middle East peace plan will go ahead next month in Bahrain despite Israel's snap elections, the State Department said Thursday.

Kushner meets Moroccan king on trip to press US peace plan President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner met Morocco's King Mohammed VI on Tuesday in Rabat as part of a fresh push on a long-promised but yet-to-be-delivered peace plan for the region.

Kushner: Mideast plan won't say ‘two states’ Jared Kushner revealed new contours on Thursday of the upcoming US peace plan for the Middle East, indicating that it will pull back from longstanding mentions of a two-state solution with the Palestinians and accept Jerusalem as Israel's capital.

Netanyahu looks to form right-wing government after victory Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sought to form a right-wing governing coalition on Thursday (local time) after securing victory in a high-stakes Israeli election despite a strong challenge from a centrist alliance.

Union says will shut down UN Gaza refugee office

The union of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees said on Thursday it would force the agency's Gaza office to shut down indefinitely from Sunday, to protest job losses caused by US funding cuts.

Trump pledges Mideast peace plan within months

President Donald Trump vowed on Wednesday to present a "very fair" Middle East peace plan by the end of the year and endorsed a two-state solution, apparently confident that the Palestinians would return to talks despite his unwavering support for Israel.

Libya ceasefire halts month-long battle in Tripoli

Libya's internationally recognised Government on Wednesday announced a ceasefire deal between rival militias after a month of clashes that have left more than 100 dead south of Tripoli, the focus of armed groups vying for power since the 2011 fall of Moamer Kadhafi.

UN scrambles to avert ’fierce bloody battle’ for Yemen port

The United Nations mobilised on Monday to avert a "fierce, bloody battle" for a key port in Yemen that provides a lifeline for food, medicine and other vital supplies.

Mideast peace proposal nearly ready, says US envoy to UN

The United States ambassador to the United Nations said Thursday that a proposal for a long awaited peace plan between Israelis and Palestinians is near completion