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Al-Qaeda leader calls for attacks on Jews, Americans

A senior Al-Qaeda leader has called on Muslims "everywhere" to rise up and kill Jews and Americans in response to US President Donald Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital. In a video released Monday, Khalid Batarfi said Trump's decision was "a declaration of a...

Pence tells Egypt's Sisi that US would back two-state solution

Vice President Mike Pence told Egypt's leader Saturday the United States would support a two-state solution for Israelis and Palestinians if the two sides agreed to it, seeking to reassure a key Arab ally over President Donald Trump's decision to recognize occupied Jerusalem as Israel's...

Israeli Arab MPs to boycott speech by Pence

A coalition of Arab parties in the Israeli parliament said Saturday it will boycott a speech by visiting U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, calling him "dangerous and messianic". Pence, who arrived in Cairo Saturday to start his first Middle East tour, travels Sunday on to Jordan and to...

11 killed, 46 injured in Turkey bus crash: official

Eleven people were killed and 46 injured when an Turkish intercity bus taking families bound for a half-term skiing trip crashed into trees while travelling on a motorway, local officials said. The bus, which was making an overnight journey from the capital Ankara to the western city of...