Middle East
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he would annex Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank if he wins another term in office, a last-minute...
Israeli election: the left that dare not speak its name
By Maayan Lubell When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wants to undermine his strongest election challenger, he pins a label on him that many Israelis see...
Iran expands evacuations as rains worsen floods
Iran moved on Saturday to evacuate more towns and villages threatened by floods after continued rain in the southwest of the country, state television reported,...
Supporters of Saudi activists detained, including US citizens
Saudi Arabia has arrested eight people, including two dual US-Saudi citizens, in an apparent crackdown on supporters of women activists whose trial has drawn Western condemnation, an...
Iran reports massive flood damage to farms (V)
Flooding has caused hundreds of millions of dollars of damage to Iranian agriculture, an official said, as the parliament speaker questioned whether government funds would...
Saudi plans to invite bids for nuclear power project in 2020
Saudi Arabia plans to issue a multi-billion-dollar tender in 2020 to construct its first two nuclear power reactors and is discussing the project with U.S....
Brazil’s president says Nazis were leftists
Brazil’s right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro said “there is no doubt” that Nazism was a leftist movement, just after visiting Israel’s Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial and...
Palestinians mass at Gaza border to mark protest anniversary
By Nidal al-Mughrabi Tens of thousands of Palestinians rallied in heavy rain at the Israel-Gaza border on Saturday to mark the first anniversary of...
Dubai court restores yacht to Russia tycoon, move disputed in divorce contest
A $436 million superyacht belonging to a Russian billionaire at the centre of one of the world’s costliest divorce battles has been released by a...
Netanyahu says Israel ready for Gaza campaign ; Palestinians plan march
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that Israel is prepared to wage a broad military campaign in Gaza if needed, after a two-day flareup...