Netanyahu announces plans for 3,000 new settlements near east Jerusalem
Under Trump's Mideast vision, Israel would retain full control of the city and its venerated holy sites. The Palestinians would get a capital in...
Saudi Arabia eases curfew restrictions during Ramadan
Saudi Arabia plans to ease curfew hours it imposed on several cities during the month of Ramadan to allow people more time to shop...
King wishes speedy recovery for the Mekka late tragedy injured
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman vowed to find out what caused a crane collapse that killed 111 people at the Grand...
Afghan government says mother’s name can go on birth certificates
KABUL (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The Afghan government has accepted a proposal to put mothers' names on their children's birth certificates, in a rare...
Tears and joy as Egyptian Christians killed in Libya laid to rest
Tears mixed with joy on Tuesday as the remains of 20 Christians were laid to rest in Egypt's Minya province more than three years...
Syria peace talks stalled over who represents opposition
The talks were meant to begin on Monday in Geneva, but have been held up by international disagreement over who should be invited from...
World disasters cost $71 billion in first half of 2016
From earthquakes in Japan to wildfires in Canada, disasters cost the world economy $71 billion (62 billion euros) in the first half of the...
Egypt struggles to get subsidised food to poor amid dollar crisis
"Any rice?" says the woman, leaning into a shop in Cairo and brandishing a green smartcard that carries her family's food credits. The shopkeeper...
Iraq’s ruling coalition threatens to withdraw support for Abadi’s reforms
More than 60 members of Iraq’s ruling coalition will seek to withdraw parliamentary support for Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi’s reforms if he does not...
Turkish Cypriot official: No tensions if waters divvied up
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Tensions over the search for oil and gas off ethnically divided Cyprus would fade if Greek Cypriots agreed to divvy...
