CAIRO (AP) — An Al-Jazeera English journalist who is getting to know his six-month-old son for the first time after spending more than a year in Egyptian prisons said Tuesday he was optimistic that a retrial beginning next week would exonerate him. Baher Mohammed, 31, was...

A new poll conducted in Israel has recorded an increase among Israelis who believe that Palestinian resistance movement  Hamas  defeated the self-proclaimed Jewish state during last summer's offensive against the  Gaza  Strip. According to the survey, conducted by...

(Reuters) - The head of Israel's election commission acted on Monday to limit any pre-election boost Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may get from a March 3 speech to the U.S. Congress, in which he will warn of the threat from Iran's nuclear programme. The speech has caused...

(Reuters) - Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi called for a United Nations  resolution mandating an international coalition to intervene in Libya after its jets bombed Islamic State targets there. "There is no other choice, taking into account the agreement...