Iran’s currency has fallen to an all-time low as former President Donald Trump clinched the U.S. presidency again.

Most of the athletes representing the Palestinian territories at the Paris Olympics were born somewhere else -- Saudi Arabia, Dubai, Germany, Chile and the United States – yet they care deeply about the politics of their parents’ and grandparents’ homeland.

Lawyers for Robert Roberson say the science used to sentence him to death is questionable and that prior health issues could explain the death of his 2-year-old daughter in 2002.

Some Jewish students see the protests as inherently antisemitic. Others say Jewish history and values make them empathize with Palestinians.

Protests have been a century-long tradition at UT-Austin, and The Daily Texan, the student newspaper, has faithfully covered and recorded these significant historical events.

The U_N_ General Assembly has overwhelmingly passed a resolution to give Palestine more “rights and privileges.”.

U_S_ Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Israel to press for a cease-fire deal with Hamas, saying “the time is now.”.

The United States has vetoed a widely backed U.N. resolution that would have paved the way for full United Nations membership for Palestine.

The governor singled out pro-Palestine groups and said they should be subject to discipline.

Administrators are weighing possible disciplinary action against four students who criticized the university’s response to the Middle East conflict.

A series of incidents across Texas campuses have brought attention to universities’ handling of heated political debates about the war.

Thousands of Texans rallied in front of the state Capitol Sunday to call for a ceasefire in Gaza, where the death toll has surpassed 10,000 people.

The Jordan River winds for 200-plus miles to the east of Israel and the occupied West Bank, while the Mediterranean glitters to the west.

A local woman is suing the Biden administration, not over what they've done, but over what she says they haven't done.

Two Texans — a Jewish man, a Muslim woman — want more support from the federal government to bring their loved ones home. Their families are stuck in a war zone, along with hundreds of other Americans.

As tensions have flared in the escalating conflict and protests have spread across Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott announced that the Texas Education Agency would provide resources to schools to counter misinformation and antisemitism.

A top Chinese envoy says that China and Russia share the same position on the Palestinian issue and plan to try to work together to cool the situation and help establish a two-state solution for Israel and the Palestinians.

The Hilton Houston Post Oak Hotel by the Galleria canceled an upcoming conference that was set to be held by the U.S. Campaign for Palestinian Rights later this month.

Palestinian American Jason Shawa, 55, heard the news that the Rafah crossing, on Gaza’s southern border with Egypt, will be opened Monday, giving him hope of possible escape from the war.

Middle East and public policy experts share details about the Israel-Hamas war and the history of this conflict.

Palestinians living in the Houston area offered a different perspective on the war in Israel.

UNESCO’s 193 members states are gathering for a two-day meeting in Paris aimed at voting on the United States’ plans to rejoin the U.N. cultural and scientific agency.

The U.N. cultural and scientific agency UNESCO has announced that the United States plans to rejoin — and pay more than $600 million in back dues — after a decade-long dispute sparked by the organization’s move to include Palestine as a member.

A Houston man is now wanted for murder after police say he shot and killed a woman earlier this week.

Robert Roberson was sentenced to death for killing his 2-year-old daughter. Experts have since backtracked on the science used in part to win his conviction.

The World Cup 2010 in South Africa had Shakira.

The U.N. Mideast envoy says 2022 is on course to be the deadliest year for Palestinians in the West Bank since the U.N. started tracking fatalities in 2005 and called for immediate action to calm “an explosive situation” and move toward renewing Israeli-Palestinian negotiations.

The gathering of world leaders at the U.N. General Assembly is over.

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Worried about a possible resurgence of COVID-19 infections, doctors Carolyn Salter and her husband, Michael Gorby, have taken it upon themselves to get lagging vaccination rates up in rural East Texas.

The Houston Office of the Council on American Islamic Relations joined Muslim and Palestinian organizations Saturday to protest against the brutal attacks in the Middle East.

Khodeir Majid, who covered Iraq’s numerous conflicts as a video producer and cameraman for The Associated Press for over 17 years, has died at the age of 64.

Tunisian authorities say 20 African migrants have been found dead after their boat, which was trying to reach Europe, sank in the Mediterranean Sea. Five survivors were rescued Thursday, Dec. 24, 2020 and authorities are searching for up to 20 others believed missing. (AP Photo/Santi Palacios, File)TUNIS – About 20 African migrants were found dead Thursday after their smuggling boat sank in the Mediterranean Sea while trying to reach Europe, Tunisian authorities said. Five survivors were rescued and the Tunisian navy is searching for up to 20 others still believed missing. According to survivors, the migrant smuggling boat was carrying about 40 or 50 people heading toward Italy, Ben Zekri said.

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas, right, speaks as his Palestine counterpart Riyad al-Maliki, left, listens during a news conference following their meeting, in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020. (Hannibal Hanschke/Pool Photo via AP)BERLIN – Germany's foreign minister warned Tuesday against unilateral steps that could hurt Mideast peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians following the change in administration in the United States. President Donald Trump has strongly backed Israel during his four-year term, declaring Jerusalem the Jewish state's capital, tolerating Israeli settlements in Palestinian territories and pushing Arab countries to normalize relations with Israel. “Creating facts unilaterally won't help us in this already difficult situation,” Germany's top diplomat, Heiko Maas, told reporters after meeting with his Palestinian counterpart in Berlin. “But no doors should be slammed shut either, in view of developments in the United States.”Maas didn't spell out what unilateral measures he was concerned about.