(Reuters) - Israel's parliament voted on Monday to dissolve itself in preparation for an early general election on March 17, after a crisis set in motion by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's dismissal of two ministers. The parliament's vote of 93 to 0 formalized a decision to...

BEIRUT, Dec 8 (Reuters) - A bomb went off in the Lebanese town of Arsal near the border with Syria on Monday, damaging a car, a Lebanese security official said. Lebanese television stations reported that one man had been wounded by the bomb. Lebanese TV...

The Iraqi government has put together an armed force of 10,000 people to retake the province of Mosul from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, the head of Mosul's provincial council said on Sunday. "The government has prepared its 'Freeing...

(Reuters) - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani will hike military spending by more than a third in the next fiscal year despite presenting a “cautious, tight” budget to parliament on Sunday in response to falling oil prices and punishing sanctions arising from the country’s...