Israel denied media reports on Monday about receiving a "final draft" of a Gaza cease-fire and prisoner exchange agreement with Hamas. Media reports said early Monday that Qatar had delivered the final draft of the agreement to both Israel and Hamas. The Israeli daily Haaretz, citing an...

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun named International Court of Justice (ICJ) judge Nawaf Salam to form a new government. The move came after Salam secured the backing of 84 lawmakers in the 128-seat parliament. The Lebanese president invited Salam to form the country’s new government,...

An explosion at a gas station triggered a massive fire in central Yemen, killing at least 15 people, health officials said Sunday. The explosion occurred Saturday at the Zaher district in the province of Bayda, the Houthi-run Health Ministry said in a statement. At least 67 others were...

The Sudanese military and allied armed groups “liberated Al-Jazira state capital Wad Madani” on Saturday, the office of army-allied government spokesman and Information Minister Khalid al-Aiser said in a statement. The army said earlier they were advancing on the key central Sudan city,...