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Netanyahu ally says West Bank-Gaza corridor 'irrelevant'

An Israeli Cabinet minister and ally of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu questioned Sunday a key component of the Trump administration's new Mideast peace plan. Tzachi Hanegbi, minister for regional cooperation, said that the U.S. proposal for a land link between the West Bank and Gaza...

Sri Lanka President seeks to roll back his political reforms

Sri Lanka's President Sunday called for sweeping reforms to the country's constitution that he introduced in 2015 to be rolled back, saying they are responsible for political instability. Maithripala Sirisena said the 19th amendment to the constitution - which notably transferred some of...

Syria regime air strikes kill 5 civilians: monitor

 Syrian regime air strikes killed five civilians including two children Sunday in a northwestern bastion of the opposition, a war monitor said. The Idlib region of some three million people is supposed to be protected by a September buffer zone deal, but the jihadist-run enclave has...

U.S. sanctions on Iran are biting: Bolton

Iran is feeling the effects of existing U.S. sanctions as President Donald Trump prepares to impose more of them from Monday, his National Security Adviser John Bolton said on Sunday during a visit to Israel. While flagging further sanctions, Trump also said on Saturday he wanted to make a...