Middle East and North Africa
Hezbollah-backed candidate Hassan Diab on course to be Lebanese PM
Beirut (Reuters) - Former minister Hassan Diab looked set to be named Lebanon’s new prime minister on Thursday with backing from the Iran-backed group...
U.S. probe of Saudi oil attack shows it came from north: Exclusive Report
Washington (Reuters) - The United States said new evidence and analysis of weapons debris recovered from an attack on Saudi oil facilities on Sept....
Israeli electric company cuts power to West Bank over Palestinian debt
Jerusalem (Reuters) - Israel’s state-owned electric company on Wednesday said it was continuing power cuts to several cities in the occupied West Bank to...
Palestinians ask Israel to allow their national election voting in annexed Jerusalem
Ramallah (Reuters) - The Palestinian Authority (PA) said on Tuesday its heralded national election must also be held in East Jerusalem, an area annexed...
Dengue fever finds breeding ground in Yemen
Hodeidah (Reuters) - Ibrahim Ali al-Jadari’s four teenage daughters lie at home on intravenous drips that will soon run out as they, like tens...