A view of the Dome of the Rock, which along with Al Aqsa Mosque is on the site in Jerusalem known as the Noble Sanctuary to Muslims and Temple Mount to Jews.

Few See New Palestinian Intifada in Jerusalem Unrest

By JODI RUDOREN

While tensions and violence appear to be rising, most commentators say the conditions are different from those of the previous Palestinian uprisings.

Netanyahu Seeks to Reassure Jordan on Holy Site

By ISABEL KERSHNER

The Israeli prime minister called King Abdullah II of Jordan, who withdrew his ambassador, to reassure him that Israel would maintain the status quo at the site.

Washington Denies a Role in Yemeni Unrest

By KAREEM FAHIM

Supporters of the former Yemeni president, Ali Abdullah Saleh, accused the United States ambassador to Yemen of demanding that Mr. Saleh leave the country.

Lebanese soldiers confronted protesters who tried to block lawmakers from entering Parliament. The demonstrators hurled eggs at the legislators’ cars.

Citing Volatility, Lawmakers in Lebanon Vote to Extend Their Term

By HWAIDA SAAD and BEN HUBBARD

Foreign diplomats, human rights organizations and Lebanese citizens denounced the move as detrimental to the country’s democracy.

Obama to Seek Congressional Backing for Military Campaign Against ISIS

By MARK LANDLER and DAVID E. SANGER

The president opened the door to a lengthy, potentially contentious debate over the nature and extent of American engagement in Iraq and Syria.

At Golan Heights, Israel Eyes Syria Chaos

By JODI RUDOREN

A general said that for now neither the rebels nor President Bashar al-Assad of Syria and Hezbollah, the Lebanese Shiite militia assisting him, were interested in engaging Israel.

Fayza Abul Naga in 2002. She has assailed nonprofit groups.

Egypt Elevates an Official Hostile to U.S.

By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK

Fayza Abul Naga, who led a criminal case against American nonprofit groups, will be national security adviser to President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.

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The Secret Casualties of Iraq’s Abandoned Chemical Weapons

By C. J. CHIVERS

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Staff Sgt. James F. Burns in Baghdad in 2004.

The Pentagon kept silent as munitions left over from Saddam Hussein’s war with Iran found new targets from 2004 to 2011: American and Iraqi troops.

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Notes from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq and other areas of conflict in the post-9/11 era.

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Lessons for a Grandfather, Unexpectedly Deployed to Afghanistan

Deployed to Afghanistan at 53, as a grandfather, Lt. Col. James Gleason Bishop struggled with the training and the idea of going at all, but found purpose even in the mundane and dangerous parts of his job.

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The Area That Was Closed by Israel in the Old City

The holy site in Jerusalem’s Old City, which Jews call the Temple Mount and Muslims call the Noble Sanctuary, has long been a flash point in the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians.

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The Fate of 23 Hostages in Syria

By KAREN YOURISH

At least 23 foreign hostages from 12 countries have been kidnapped by Syrian insurgents, sold or handed over to the Islamic State, and held underground in a prison near the Syrian city of Raqqa.

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In Iraq, Trains Herald Both Progress and Loss

Riding the train feels like an act of nostalgia, representing connection in a place where people are increasingly detached from one another.

The museum is within the Al-Mathaf Hotel, and displays 350 artifacts, including tools, coins and jars, from the Islamic, crusader, Roman and Byzantine periods.

Safeguarding Gaza’s Ancient Past

By KATE SHUTTLEWORTH

Jawdat Khoudary, an entrepreneur and collector of art and antiquities, keeps Gaza's rich history available to the public at the Gaza Museum of Archeology.