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Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia at loggerheads on Nile dispute

Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia have failed again to make progress on their Nile dispute as Ethiopia works to complete a massive upstream dam, an Egyptian official said Tuesday. Egypt fears the Renaissance Dam will cut into its share of the river, which provides virtually all the freshwater for the...

Hamas aims for big turnout in next week’s Gaza marches

A Hamas official says that the group hopes to mobilize a large turnout for next week’s Gaza border protests, the highlight of a campaign to break a decade-old blockade of the territory. Ghazi Hamad said Tuesday that “there are many tools” to encourage participation, including...

Trump says he's withdrawing US from Iran nuclear accord

President Donald Trump announced Tuesday the U.S. will pull out of the landmark nuclear accord with Iran, dealing a profound blow to U.S. allies and potentially deepening the president's isolation on the world stage. "The United States does not make empty threats," he said in a televised...

Iran's Rouhani will respond to Trump tonight: official

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani will respond on state television Tuesday, shortly after U.S. counterpart Donald Trump's expected withdrawal from the nuclear deal, an Iranian official told AFP. "If Trump speaks, President Rouhani will respond tonight" on television, the official said, on...