Amid fears of an incursion by U.S. forces, a shipment of rifles, ammunition, and other military equipment from the U.S. was seized at a Venezuelan airport, according to a state official writing on Twitter. Endes Palencia, the deputy minister of prevention and public safety, late Tuesday...

Libya urgently requires $202 million in humanitarian assistance for its struggling population, according to the UN.   In a statement, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said that some 823,000 Libyans -- including around 248,000 children -- remain in...

Saudi Arabia has successfully launched its first telecommunications satellite from France’s Guiana Space Center, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported Wednesday. According to the SPA, the satellite weighs some 6.5 tons and has a life expectancy of over 20 years. “With the use of...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's main rival in an April election has raised the possibility of pulling back from the occupied West Bank, in remarks published Wednesday that drew right-wing criticism. Benny Gantz, the former armed forces chief of staff, spoke positively of...