Egypt is discussing possible further assistance from the International Monetary Fund to help it carry out structural reforms once its current three-year IMF program ends next month, its central bank governor said on Thursday. "The government and the IMF are reviewing to see if there...

Israel's 1948 Palestinian citizens protested and held a general strike Thursday to call on police to stop a wave of violence in their communities, a situation the country's president labelled a "national emergency." Lawmakers from the community of 1948 Palestinian citizens in Israel...

Bahrain called on its citizens Thursday not to travel to Iraq for the time being due to security tensions, state news agency reported. The foreign ministry statement also called all Bahraini citizens in Iraq to leave immediately as a precautious step.

The Spanish government said on Thursday it would pump hundreds of millions of euros into the country's tourism sector to help it deal with the fallout from travel giant Thomas Cook's bankruptcy. The move comes days after the Spanish hotel federation warned that hundreds of hotels faced...

Lebanon's central bank governor said Thursday that increased imports could have raised the demand for dollars in the country, noting this has pushed money changers to charge higher exchange rates. In a televised speech, Riad Salameh also raised doubts over whether increased imports were...

Satellite images released on Thursday show that a once-detained Iranian-flagged oil tanker sitting off the coast of Syria has been approached by a smaller Iranian tanker, an indication the ship could be preparing to transfer its cargo. Images released by Maxar Technologies show the Jasmine...

A man employed at police headquarters in central Paris stabbed four officers to death Thursday before being shot dead by police, sources told AFP. The premises were cordoned off after the lunchtime attack in the historic centre of Paris, usually thronged with tourists, and a dozen emergency...

Pope Francis and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo agreed on Thursday on the need to protect the rights of Christian minorities in the Middle East during a meeting at the Vatican, the U.S. State Department said. Pompeo, whose trip this week to Italy, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Greece...

Liverpool had to do the job twice over on Champions League upstarts Salzburg to get their defence of the competition back on track, but again relied on a prolific front three to cover over the cracks of an unsettled defence. Mohamed Salah finally secured a thrilling 4-3 victory with his...

In a country fractured along sectarian lines, the unusually wide geographic reach of protests over Lebanon’s dire economy on Sunday suggests deepening anger with an entire class of politicians who have jointly led it into crisis. While the protests were not big - Lebanon’s divisions make...

Pakistan and the Taliban on Thursday agreed on the need for “earliest resumption” of stalled Afghan peace talks with the U.S. in a bid to end the 18-year-long conflict in Afghanistan, according to a Pakistani Foreign Ministry statement. The agreement came during a meeting between the...

North Korea announced Thursday that its missile test the previous day involved a new type of submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM). Pyongyang's state-run KCNA news agency claimed the successful launch "ushered in a new phase in containing the outside forces' threat." "The...

The internet was down across most of Iraq Thursday, the third day of protests called for on social media, with a monitor saying "intentional restrictions" by major providers caused the near-blackout. Iraqis protesting in the capital and southern cities have struggled to communicate with...

 Facebook Wednesday was dealt a major blow in the EU's top court, which ruled that national courts in Europe can order online platforms to remove defamatory content worldwide. In a closely watched judgment, the European Court of Justice said EU law "does not preclude" courts from...

Israel's parliament will be sworn in Thursday without a new government formed as a deadlocked general election leaves Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu scrambling to find a path to extend his long tenure in power. Members of parliament elected in September 17 polls will take their oaths of...

La Liga giants Barcelona beat Italy's Inter 2-1 late Wednesday in a UEFA Champions League comeback at the Nou Camp. Barcelona’s Uruguayan forward Luis Suarez put on an impressive performance in the second half, bringing victory to his team with two goals over Inter. Argentine striker...

Israeli forces rounded up 13 Palestinians in overnight raids carried out across the occupied West Bank, according to the Israeli military. A Thursday statement read that the individuals had been arrested for “suspected involvement in popular hostile activities", without elaborating about...

Hong Kong demonstrators clashed with police into the early hours of Thursday, throwing petrol bombs and venting their anger over the shooting of a teenager earlier in the week, as months of anti-government protests showed no sign of letting up. Police urged the government to impose curfews...

The British Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said 25 flights are scheduled to fly Thursday to return another 5’000 people to the United Kingdom in the tenth day of the repatriation operation following the collapse of travel group Thomas Cook. A total of 19’000 more customers are poised to...

Eleven people were killed during protests overnight in two southern Iraqi cities, including a policeman, police and medical sources said Thursday, raising the death toll to 18 since anti-government protests turned violent two days ago. Seven protesters and a policeman died in Nassiriya...