Middle East

Israeli parliament advances bill to dissolve, hold new elections

JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP) -- A panel of Israeli lawmakers on Tuesday approved draft legislation to dissolve parliament, a key legislative…

Israeli FM to visit Turkey amid threat of Iran attacks

JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP) -- Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid will visit Turkey next week, his office said Sunday, days after…

Iran removal of monitoring cameras may scupper nuclear talks: IAEA

by Julia Zappei with Payam Doost Mohamadi in Tehran Agence France-Presse VIENNA, Austria (AFP) -- The UN atomic energy watchdog…

At least 17 killed in train derailment in central Iran

by Payam DOOST MOHAMADI At least 17 people were killed and dozens injured Wednesday when a train derailed near the…

Iran sentences man to death over deadly Shiite shrine attack

An Iranian court sentenced a man to death over an April shrine attack in the Shiite city of Mashhad that…

Syria intercepts Israeli missiles: state media

DAMASCUS, Syria (AFP) -- Syrian air defense intercepted Israeli missiles south of Damascus on Monday, with no casualties reported, a…

More than 200 cases of monkeypox worldwide: EU disease agency

The number of confirmed cases of monkeypox worldwide has reached 219 outside of countries where it is endemic, according to…

US warns Turkey against new Syria offensive

  Washington, UNITED STATES (AFP) -- The United States on Tuesday warned Turkey against launching a new military operation in…

Israel arrests Al Jazeera reporter’s pallbearer, probe into killing ‘ongoing’

  Israel on Thursday confirmed the arrest of one of the pallbearers of slain Al Jazeera reporter Shireen Abu Akleh,…

Jordan king says ‘delusional’ half-brother to remain under house arrest

  Jordan's King Abdullah II said Thursday his half-brother Prince Hamzah, accused of involvement in a coup plot last year,…

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