The European Commission on Thursday proposed €100 billion ($118 billion) for research and innovation for the next long-term EU budget 2021-2027. In a statement, the commission said: "A new program - Horizon Europe - will build on the achievements and success of the previous research and...

Jordan's Prime Minister-designate Omar Razzaz said Thursday he would withdraw a controversial tax bill soon after he has been sworn in by King Abdullah. Razzaz told reporters after a meeting in parliament there was a consensus to withdraw the tax bill, which had sparked rare protests...

Iraqi preacher Moqtada al-Sadr called on his followers on Thursday to remain calm after an explosion killed 18 people in his main stronghold in Baghdad just hours after parliament called for a recount of votes in an election his bloc won. Sadr, a nationalist who tapped growing...

Chancellor Angela Merkel said Wednesday she was hoping to discuss Iran’s nuclear program with U.S. President Donald Trump at an upcoming G7 summit in Canada on June 8-9. Responding to questions by lawmakers at a special session of the parliament, Merkel said issues that divide...

Turkish military is advancing to Iraq’s Mt. Qandil as part of an operation launched against PKK terrorists in March, the ruling party’s spokesman said on Wednesday. “Our army is now advancing to Qandil,” Mahir Unal, Justice and Development (AK) Party’s spokesman, said in southern...

The Iraqi parliament on Wednesday voted for a manual recount of nationwide elections held last month. Also, the parliament voted in favor of appointing nine judges to run the country’s official electoral commission. A total of 172 parliamentarians attended the session presided...

The Israeli military shot dead a Palestinian during a raid in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, saying a soldier fired back after a man pelted him with a rock. The Palestinian Information Ministry said Israeli forces had killed Ezz El-Deen al-Tamimi, 21, in "cold blood". In a...

China is accusing the United States of militarizing the South China Sea after two American B-52 bombers flew close to a disputed Chinese-held shoal in a show of force. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying warned the U.S. on Wednesday against "hyping up militarization and stirring...

The Vatican is denying it is protecting the founder of a Peru-based conservative Catholic community who is accused of sexual and psychological abuse against minors and is being sought by Peruvian prosecutors. A letter from the Vatican's office of religious orders acknowledged it had...

 Tunisia's interior minister has fired 10 security officials amid an investigation into the sinking of a boat carrying migrants trying to reach Europe that left an estimated 112 dead or missing. It was the deadliest shipwreck this year on the dangerous route from North Africa...

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte threatened Wednesday to resort to emergency powers and enforce them "to the hilt" to deal with relentless criticism over his human rights record, crimes and government wrongdoing. Duterte, who placed the southern third of the archipelago nation last...

European signatories to a nuclear deal with Iran have written to top U.S. officials to stress their commitment to upholding the pact, which Washington has quit, and to urge the United States to spare EU firms active in Iran from secondary sanctions. In a letter, dated June 4, European...

Iran's official news agency says gunmen shot and killed two Iranian border guards near the border with Iraq. IRNA says the guards, both sergeant majors, died in a shootout late Tuesday near the border town of Sardasht. It was not immediately clear who was behind the shooting,...

U.S. President Donald Trump may seek separate talks with Canada and Mexico in a bid to get individual trade deals with the two countries, White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on Tuesday. "He is very seriously contemplating kind of a shift in the NAFTA negotiations. His...

Iran has informed the U.N. nuclear watchdog that it will increase its nuclear enrichment capacity within the limits set by the 2015 agreement with world powers. The modest steps announced Tuesday appeared to be mainly aimed at signaling that Iran could resume its drive toward...

Qatar accused Saudi Arabia of "reckless behavior" that is tearing apart a pro-Western Gulf bloc in the wake of a report that Riyadh threatened military action against Doha in a stand-off between regional powers. The Qatari foreign minister said the threat, reported to have been made in...

 It's been a year since three of Qatar's neighbors plus Egypt severed ties with the Gulf state, cut off exports, expelled their citizens and banned Qatari flights from using their airports and airspace. The tiny country has weathered the storm by drawing from its substantial cash...

Israel's intelligence minister called Tuesday for a military coalition against Iran if the Islamic Republic were to defy world powers by enriching military-grade uranium. Yisrael Katz's remarks came as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu began visiting European leaders to discuss...

RIYADH: Saudi Arabian air defences Tuesday intercepted a ballistic missile that targeted the western city of Yanbu after being fired from rebel-held territory in neighbouring Yemen, a Saudi-Arabian-led military coalition said. The missile fired at the coastal city did not cause any...

Iran's top leader warned on Monday of the country's harsh respond if attacked by enemies of Tehran, saying that the country's ballistic missile programme was essential for defence purposes despite western demands to curb it. "Tehran will attack 10 times more if attacked by enemies ... The...