Egypt says security forces have killed eight suspected militants in a shootout in the northern Sinai Peninsula. The Interior Ministry said Tuesday the firefight broke out when the forces raided a suspected hideout in el-Arish city. It said the militants were planning attacks targeting...

Kuwait will host an international conference in February on the reconstruction of war-torn Iraq, in cooperation with the World Bank and private companies, it said Monday. Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled al-Jarallah said that despite "past wounds" - a reference to Iraq's 1990 invasion of...

UN on Monday voiced concern over the detention of 16-year-old Palestinian activist Ahed al-Tamimi. "What is clear is that people need to have their rights respected. The detention of children is our particular concern and we have made those concerns known," UN spokesman Stephane...

Egypt's parliament on Monday approved a legislative amendment to toughen the punishment for children abduction. As per amended penal code, the death sentence or life imprisonment (25 years) would be awarded if the child is subjected to sexual abuse after being abducted, the parliament...