Jordan's Prime Minister Omar al-Razzaz said Sunday the kingdom will pay a heavy price if Parliament fails to approve new IMF-backed tax legislation. Razzaz told deputies who were debating the legislation that failure to approve the bill would mean the kingdom would have to pay even...

Egyptian authorities have rounded up at least 40 rights workers, activists and lawyers since late October and detained them in "undisclosed locations," Human Rights Watch said Sunday. "Many of those arrested were people who provided humanitarian and legal support to families of...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday he wanted his government to fulfill its term, putting the onus of triggering an expected early election on to a coalition partner. Netanyahu has faced calls from his coalition members to hold a snap election after the...

-Valuable Rugs  The carpet industry was recently placed in the second round of sanctions imposed by the U.S. on Iran after the former withdrew from a 2015 nuclear deal with Tehran.  “Sales have recently declined due to the rising cost of materials and falling value of the...