Israeli army troops on Monday forcibly dispersed a demonstration held to protest Tel Aviv’s monopolization of water resources in northern parts of the occupied West Bank. “Four Palestinians sustained minor injuries when Israeli forces aggressively dispersed demonstrators and...

A car exploded in central Cairo Monday after colliding with a microbus, injuring 13 people, the Egyptian Health Ministry said. Reuters reporters heard a loud blast in the area and saw a car on the side of the road completely destroyed, with bits of twisted and punctured metal scattered...

Iraq's election commission said it had completed a manual recount of votes from a parliamentary election held in May, after deciding to cut the process short in Baghdad, state television said Monday. The commission canceled the recount in the remaining half of the capital, the broadcaster...

Iranians were bracing on Monday for the return of US sanctions against the backdrop of angry protests and a corruption crackdown that are roiling the embattled government of President Hassan Rouhani. The country has seen days of sporadic protests and strikes in multiple towns and cities...