Middle East and North Africa
Egypt opens trial of acting Muslim brotherhood leader Mahmud Ezzat
Cairo (AFP) - An Egyptian court on Thursday opened the trial of Mahmud Ezzat, interim supreme leader of outlawed Islamist movement the Muslim Brotherhood,...
Israeli minister calls Morocco normalization deal ‘historic and joyous’
Tel Aviv (Reuters) - Israeli cabinet minister Rafi Peretz described Thursday’s announcement of a US-brokered normalization deal with Morocco as “historic and joyous”, in...
US B-52H bombers fly over Middle East in mission to deter Iran
Washington (AFP) - In a new show of military might, two American bomber aircraft took off from the United States and flew over a...
Israel, Morocco agree to normalize relations after US-brokered deal
Rabat (Reuters) - Israel and Morocco agreed on Thursday to normalize relations in a deal brokered with the help of the United States, making...
Senior PLO official Hanan Ashrawi to resign, calls for Palestinian political reforms
Ramallah (Reuters) - Veteran Palestinian negotiator and women’s rights advocate Hanan Ashrawi said on Wednesday she would quit her senior post in the Palestine...