The Latest: Israel army says car rams into West Bank soldier
The Latest on Palestinian protests in Gaza that turned deadly when Israeli troops fired into the crowd. (all times local):
7:45 p.m.
Israel's military says an...
U.S. considering moving troops from Sinai
The U.S. military is considering pulling troops from a base in the northeastern part of Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, partly because of the increasing threat...
180 small clinics serving pilgrims in the holy sites
Health Minister Khalid Al-Falih has called upon the ministry’s field medicine employees in Muaisem, near Mina, to extend the best possible services to the...
Egypt arrests aide to barred presidential challenger
Egyptian police on Tuesday arrested former anti-corruption chief Hisham Geneina after he suggested that a presidential hopeful he campaigned for possessed damning material against...
UN human rights body passes Saudi proposal on Yemen
GENEVA (AP) — A leading advocacy group is accusing the top U.N. human rights body of failing to improve scrutiny of abuses in war-torn...
Michel Platini: The fall of a man 'born in football'
Until recently one of the most powerful figures in world football, Michel Platini's career in the sport now appears to be over.
Banned from all...
Israeli air raid targets Hamas camp after shooting incidents
An Israeli air raid early on Monday struck a Hamas training camp in the northern Gaza Strip in response to shots fired at Israeli...
Kuwait backs alliances against ISIS, but no troops
Kuwait backs international efforts against hardline Islamist groups in Iraq and Syria although the Gulf Arab state's constitution prevents it from fighting in anything...
Turkish teachers linked to Erdogan foe detained in Afghanistan
One Afghan and three Turkish teachers linked to an organisation regarded with suspicion by the Turkish government were detained by Afghan intelligence officials on...
Egypt: 16 killed, 3 hurt in firebomb attack at nightclub
A firebomb attack on a nightclub in Cairo early Friday killed 16 people and wounded three others, authorities said.
Police were looking for two young...
