Middle East and North Africa

Beirut (Reuters) – Lebanese in more than 40 countries will start voting in a national election on Sunday, with many

Dubai (Reuters) – Syrian President Bashar al Assad made a visit to his closest regional ally Iran and met Supreme

Cairo (Reuters) – One officer and 10 Egyptian soldiers were killed on Saturday in Egypt’s Sinai peninsula when militants attacked

Tel Aviv (AP) — Israel is set to advance plans for the construction of 4,000 settler homes in the occupied

Tunis (Reuters) – Tunisia’s powerful UGTT labour union rejected on Friday any formal dialogue over political reforms that marginalise political

Dubai (Reuters) – Saudi Arabian investor Prince Alwaleed bin Talal said on Thursday billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk will be an

Istanbul (Reuters) – Turkey’s annual inflation jumped to a two-decade high of 69.97% in April, according to data on Thursday,

Ankara (Reuters) – Turkish philanthropist Osman Kavala, who was sentenced to life in prison for trying to overthrow the government