Israel began Wednesday to install houses at its first new settlement in more than 25 years, AFP journalists at the scene said. A number of prefabricated mobile homes were delivered to the site that will become Amichai, the first new settlement sanctioned by the Israeli government...

In a similar fate to that of Pakistan girl Zainab Ansari, a four-year-old girl was recently raped and murdered in an Egyptian village in a case that has sparked outrage. The details surrounding the tragic case of Rodaina Abdou resembles much of what had happened to the Pakistani...

Israeli forces rounded up 20 Palestinians in overnight raids across the Israeli-occupied West Bank, according to the Israeli military on Wednesday. The individuals were arrested for "suspected involvement in popular terrorist activities," the army said in a statement without giving...

Turkey's population is expected to cross 100 million in 2040, the country's statistical authority said on Wednesday. Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) said on its website the population will tally 100.3 million in 2040 and is expected to hit the top in 2069 with 107.6 million....