Middle East

Forces loyal to Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar reached a security barrier within 30 kilometers (19 miles) from the capital Tripoli…

Libya descended into chaos in the wake of the 2011 NATO-backed uprising that ousted and killed longtime dictator Moammar Gadhafi.…

“We are very pleased that we won the local elections. Now the will of the people must finally be accepted.…

DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia has arrested at least eight people, including two dual U.S.-Saudi citizens, in an apparent crackdown…

TRIPOLI/BENGHAZI (Reuters) – Eastern Libyan forces on Thursday took full control of Gharyan, a town about 100 km (60 miles)…

(Reuters) – Men and women are competing against each other in a professional golf tournament for the first time at…

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Nearly a dozen Saudi women’s rights activists, most of them imprisoned, attended their third…

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israelis head to the polls on Tuesday to vote in the country’s 21st parliamentary elections. Over 6.3…

JERUSALEM (AP) — As Israel prepares to hold a national election next week, experts say it is vulnerable to the…

MILAN (AP) — Italy’s interior minister said Wednesday that he won’t offer safe harbor to 64 migrants rescued off Libya…