The Israeli navy intercepted a Swedish-flagged activist boat bent on breaching its more than decade-long blockade of Gaza, the second in less than a week, the Israeli army said on Saturday. "The ship was monitored and was intercepted in accordance with international law," the army said...

Iran Air said Saturday it was set to take delivery of five new planes from Franco-Italian firm ATR just before renewed U.S. sanctions go into effect. "Based on existing agreements, five new ATR aircraft will land at Mehrabad Airport at 9 a.m. (0430 GMT) tomorrow (Sunday)," the national...

  (Zaman Al Wasl)- A blast killed a woman and wounded others in the northwestern city of Idlib on Thursday, local reporter said. The car bomb hit thebus station in the extremist-held city.   Powerful Hayat Tahrir al-Sham on Monday arrested three men said they were...

Morocco's King Mohammad VI has sacked the country's economy minister, his office said Wednesday, after the monarch demanded "urgent action" on social issues in the North African nation hit by unrest over unemployment and graft. The king decided to dismiss Mohammad Boussaid after...