Libya's supreme constitutional court on Thursday formally dissolved the country's recently-elected House of Representatives (parliament). A number of lawmakers had asked the court in June to rule on the constitutionality of the assembly, which was elected in June. There has...

(Reuters) - As Jordan joins a military campaign against Islamic State militants in Syria , tensions in Jerusalem pose a potentially bigger risk to a nation only slightly scathed by the turmoil sweeping the Middle East. The U.S. ally has been alarmed and angered by recent...

(Reuters) - A senior al Qaeda official wanted by the United States and a local leader of the militant group's affiliate, Ansar al-Sharia, were killed in a drone strike in central Yemen overnight, tribal sources and a militant said on Wednesday. Nabil al-Dahab, leader of...

(Reuters) - Jordan recalled its ambassador to Israel on Wednesday in protest at an increase in Israeli "violations", including in Jerusalem and its holy sites, the first time it has done so since the countries made peace in 1994, government officials said. Jordan has...