Saudi Arabia slams Israeli fire in Gaza, silent on Jerusalem
Saudi Arabia condemned Israeli gunfire on Monday that killed at least 52 Palestinians and wounded hundreds of others, without mentioning the inauguration of the...
Egypt editor suggests more presidential terms for el-Sissi
A top newspaper editor known to be close to President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi is hinting in a column published on Sunday that the Egyptian leader...
Libya’s navy says 180 migrants rescued in Mediterranean
Libya's navy says it has rescued 180 African and Arab migrants headed to Europe across the Mediterranean Sea.
Navy spokesman Ayoub Jassem says the migrants...
Saudi troops arrive on Yemen’s Socotra after UAE tensions
Saudi troops have been deployed to the Yemeni island of Socotra following tensions over the United Arab Emirates' presence there, the Saudi-led coalition fighting...
Hamas leader in brief Egypt visit ahead of Gaza protests
The head of Gaza's Islamist rulers Hamas paid a brief visit to Egypt Sunday, a day before major protests are expected in Gaza over...
On eve of Israel embassy move, US says ‘hard at work’ on peace
Top US officials insisted Sunday that they could still push forward the troubled Israeli-Palestinian peace process despite outrage across the Arab world over the...
Iraq PM appears in lead after first post-IS election
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi's political grouping appeared in the lead Sunday following the country's first election since defeating the Islamic State group, after...
Trump pullout from Iran deal signals Mideast strategic shift
US President Donald Trump's rejection of an accord curbing Iran's nuclear activities and the escalation in hostilities between Iran and Israel that followed herald...
Israel calls on Syria’s Assad to ‘get rid’ of Iranian forces
Israel's defense minister Friday called on President Bashar Assad to "get rid" of Iranian forces in Syria, warning their continued presence would only cause...
Lira slumps after Turkey’s Erdogan says interest rates ‘evil’
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday declared that interest rates were the "mother and father of all evil", a controversial comment that prompted a...
