A senior council of clerics and officials in Iran has approved implementing the landmark nuclear deal with the West, sealing the final required step in the process despite hard-liners' efforts to derail it. State TV says the Guardian Council, one of the top leadership bodies in Iran's...

On the campaign trail ahead of Egypt's parliamentary elections, the heavily bearded leader of the ultra-conservative Nour Party praises Islam's Prophet Mohammad for cleaning up politics, and promises to do the same. In reality, Younes Makhyoun has more pressing priorities --...

 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday ordered a special state probe into possible shortcomings over the Ankara bombings which killed 97, saying intelligence indicated the attack had its origins in Syria. Ergodan -- who has come under fire over alleged security lapses -- broke...

 Israel's security cabinet has authorised police to seal off Arab sectors of East Jerusalem, according to a statement from the office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu released early Wednesday. "The security cabinet decided several measures to combat terrorism, notably authorising...