Germany has failed to condemn Israel’s excessive and disproportionate use of force against civilians over the weekend in the Gaza Strip. Deputy government spokeswoman Ulrike Demmer told a news conference on Monday that Israel had the right to "self-defense" and to respond appropriately to...

Liverpool will take on Barcelona in the second-leg of UEFA Champions League semifinals on Tuesday after losing 3-0 in the first-leg match.  UEFA on Sunday selected Turkish referee Cuneyt Cakir for Liverpool-Barcelona match. The second leg of the semifinal match will be played in...

Former President Mohamed Morsi, Egypt’s first-ever freely elected leader, is now spending his seventh Ramadan behind bars, according to Morsi’s family. A member of Egypt’s now-outlawed Muslim Brotherhood group, Morsi was ousted and imprisoned in a 2013 military coup after only one...

Israel will resume gas production from offshore Tamar field after a ceasefire brought an end to a surge in violence in the Gaza Strip, the energy ministry said on Monday. Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz had frozen operations at Tamar, Israel’s main natural gas source, on Sunday when the...