Israeli media: Close Netanyahu aide turns state witness
A third confidant of Benjamin Netanyahu has agreed to turn state witness and testify against the prime minister, who faces a wave of corruption...
Saudi job creation dries up as oil price slumps
Saudi Arabia's plans for economic reform foresee winding down 'jobs for life' in an inefficient state bureaucracy and replacing them with new careers in...
Israeli dig unearths large trove of early Islamic gold coins
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli archaeologists announced Monday the discovery of a trove of early Islamic gold coins found during recent salvage excavations near the...
Houthi landmines killing Yemen civilians, HRW report finds
Landmines planted by Yemeni militias in an effort to halt the advance of pro-government forces are exacting a mounting toll on civilians, Human Rights...
200,000 more S.Sudan refugees expected in Sudan
About another 200,000 South Sudanese refugees are expected to arrive in Sudan this year, fleeing fighting and food insecurity in their country, the United...
Germany joins Euro 2016 party
World champion Germany and perennial also-rans Albania do not share much in common in soccer but both were united in joy Sunday when they...
U.N. officials slam hatred against Muslims
Two senior U.N. officials said Monday they are "sickened by blatant manifestations of hatred and intolerance" by public figures and others, particularly against Muslims,...
Palestinian factions call for ‘day of rage’
Palestinian factions called for mass rallies against Israel in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem in a “day of rage” on Friday, as...
Obama expected to name new commander for Mideast
U.S. President Barack Obama is expected to put a special operations officer in charge of U.S. Central Command, the headquarters that oversees U.S. military...
Iraqi cleric Sadr meets pro-Iran Amiri after election win
Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, whose political bloc was declared the winner of Iraq's parliamentary election, met Hadi al-Amiri, leader of a pro-Iran bloc, on...
