Middle East

BAGHDAD, Feb 9 (Reuters) – The next leader of Islamic State is likely to be from a close circle of…

ANKARA, Feb 8 (Reuters) – Turkey will not turn its back on its commitment to a Palestinian state in order…

ADDIS ABABA, Feb 8 (Reuters) – The government of Ethiopia’s Afar region says more than 300,000 people have been displaced…

TUNIS, Feb 8 (Reuters) – Ambassadors to Tunisia from countries in the G7 group of rich nations on Tuesday voiced…

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police illegally spied on the phones of former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s son and members of…

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran has shut down a news website for publishing a gruesome image of a man holding…

JERUSALEM (AP) — Former Israeli and Palestinian peace negotiators have drawn up a new proposal for a two-state confederation that…

DUBAI, Feb 7 (Reuters) – Bahrain on Monday introduced a new permanent residency visa to attract talent and investment, part…

RAMALLAH, West Bank, Feb 7 (Reuters) – Two potential successors to 86-year-old Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas were named on Monday…

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The city-state of Dubai announced Monday it would begin charging a fee on plastic…