Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Monday criticized Israel for being a "criminal" state. "Israel is a criminal state and deserves to be condemned," Mahathir wrote on his personal blog post, citing Malaysia's solidarity with the Palestinian people. The statement came days...

The European Union will discuss its Brexit “preparedness and contingency” during a meeting on Jan. 30, a senior spokesman of the bloc said on Monday.  EU Commission's chief spokesman Margaritis Schinas told reporters that President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Junker will...

Palestinian resistance group Hamas said it has been invited by a Russian think-tank to visit Moscow next month for talks.  In a statement, the group said it has received an invitation from the government-affiliated Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences to...

Syria's regime and Iran signed 11 agreements and memoranda of understanding late Monday, including a "long-term strategic economic cooperation" deal aimed at strengthening cooperation between Damascus and one of its key allies in the civil war that has torn the country apart. The agreements...