Egypt's military says it has concluded several days of joint naval exercises in the Red Sea with the United States and other countries. It says in a statement Saturday that "Eagle Response 2018" began July 24 and involved special forces from participating countries, including Saudi...

China's state media said on Saturday the government's retaliatory tariffs on $60 billion of U.S. goods showed rational restraint and they accused the United States of blackmail. Late on Friday, China's finance ministry unveiled new sets of additional tariffs on 5,207 goods imported from...

The Israeli navy intercepted a Swedish-flagged activist boat bent on breaching its more than decade-long blockade of Gaza, the second in less than a week, the Israeli army said on Saturday. "The ship was monitored and was intercepted in accordance with international law," the army said...

Ethiopia's prime minister has appointed a team to advise his government on the privatization of state-owned enterprises, his chief of staff said, as part of reforms the new leader has instituted since taking office four months ago. Since becoming prime minister in April, 41-year-old Abiy...