Iran has banned the teaching of English in primary schools, a senior education official said, after the country’s Supreme Leader said early learning of the language opened the way to a Western “cultural invasion”. “Teaching English in government and non-government primary...

Egypt on Sunday denied a U.S. media report claiming that it has given a “tacit” acceptance to President Donald Trump’s decision to officially recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. The New York Times said Saturday Cairo allegedly instructed talk show hosts to persuade viewers...

Israel will resume the supply of electricity to the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian Energy Authority said Sunday. In a statement, the authority said 50 megawatts of electricity will be supplied to Gaza by Israeli authorities on Sunday. The move came after the Ramallah-based...

The head of the Coptic Church, Pope Tawadros II, led midnight mass in the cathedral of Egypt’s new administrative capital on Saturday, a service attended by President Abdel Fattah al Sisi. The mass, on the eve of Coptic Christmas which is celebrated on Jan. 7, was the first to be held...