An Israeli Knesset committee approved on Monday a bill that would block early release of Palestinian detainees in Israeli prisons, according to the Knesset (Israel’s parliament). The draft law has been approved by the Constitution, Law and Justice Committee and will be put for vote in...

At least 62 al-Shabaab militants were killed over the weekend in a series of airstrikes in Gandarshe, Somalia, the U.S military said in a statement on Monday. The first airstrikes on Saturday killed 34 militants followed by 28 others on Sunday. "All six airstrikes were conducted...

Saudi Arabia says it rejects last week’s U.S. Senate resolution that put the blame for the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi squarely on Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. The statement from the kingdom is an unusually strong rebuke of the Senate. Saudi Arabia said the...

Georgia's first female president has been sworn in on Sunday after being elected with over 59 percent of the votes in late November. The oath-taking ceremony of the country’s first woman president Salome Zurabishvili was attended by Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay. Armenian...