Middle East and North Africa
Israel approves first new settler homes since suspending annexation
Jerusalem (Reuters) - Israel approved more than 1,300 new settler homes in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday in the first such go-ahead since...
Jordan’s King Abdullah swears in new government to speed reforms
Amman (Reuters) - Jordan’s King Abdullah on Monday swore in a new government led by veteran diplomat Bisher al Khaswaneh that will seek to...
Greece slams Turkish decision to send out research ship
Athens (AFP) - Greece on Monday condemned as a “direct threat to regional peace” Turkey’s decision to send back to the eastern Mediterranean the...
Gas explosion flattens building in Iran, at least five people killed: State media
Tehran (Reuters) - A suspected gas explosion flattened a building and shops in a marketplace in southwest Iran on Sunday, killing at least five...
Israel will oppose US sale of F-35 warplanes to Qatar: Intelligence minister
Jerusalem (Reuters) - Israel will oppose any US sale of F-35 warplanes to Qatar, Israel's intelligence minister said on Sunday, citing a need to...