Iran has increased the range of its naval missiles to 700 kilometers, the head of the Revolutionary Guards navy said Monday, according to the Fars news agency. "There was a time when the longest range of our naval missiles was 45 kilometres and needed to be operated with the help of...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his centrist election rival Benny Gantz have reached an agreement to form a coalition government that would end a year of political deadlock, Israel's Channel 12 News reported Monday. Officials from Netanyahu's Likud party and Gantz's Blue and...

The UN children's agency on Monday appealed for $92.4 million in new funds for the Middle East and North Africa to help combat the effects of coronavirus on already poverty-stricken areas. "The region has the biggest number of children in need in the world due to ongoing conflicts and...

Iran began opening intercity highways and major shopping centers Monday to stimulate its sanctions-choked economy, gambling that it has brought under control its coronavirus outbreak - one of the worst in the world - even as some fear it could lead to a second wave of infections Stores from...