The Maysan province in Iraq decided Thursday to close its border with Iran because of fears of the spread of the new coronavirus in Iraq. Local Iraqi media reported the Ministry of Health decided to prevent Iranian citizens from entering the country until further notice. The measure...

 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced plans Thursday to build thousands of new homes for Jewish settlers in annexed east Jerusalem, a project unveiled less than two weeks before a general election. "I have huge news today -- we're adding another 2,200 units to Har Homa,"...

Libya's warring sides have resumed talks in Geneva aimed at brokering a lasting ceasefire in the war-torn country, the U.N. said Thursday. "The talks are underway again," Jean El-Alam, spokesman for the United Nations Support Mission in Libya, told AFP, days after the country's unity...

The United States on Thursday slapped sanctions on five Iranian officials in charge of vetting candidates for the Islamic republic's parliamentary elections, in which thousands have been barred from running. The officials targeted ahead of Friday's vote include Ahmad Jannati, a powerful...