Israel has approved the export of gas from its offshore reserves to Egypt, a spokeswoman said Tuesday, with a major reservoir expected to begin operations imminently. The Monday approval by Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz was part of a long process under which Israel will transform from an...

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Tuesday American sanctions against the Islamic Republic will not last for long. Speaking at a press conference before flying to Malaysia, Rouhani said world countries are seeking to establish friendly relations with Iran. "The American pressure...

The new government under Prime Minister Boris Johnson will not extend the transition period designed to keep Britain aligned with the EU until a trade agreement between the sides is reached, according to government plans made public. Michael Gove, chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster,...

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan called on Tuesday for the resettlement of 1 million Syrian refugees in a "peace zone" in the northern part of their homeland, on a voluntary basis but in "a very short period of time". "We need to find formula to allow refugees... who traveled to Turkey to...

Fresh protests against India's new citizenship law erupted Tuesday as alleged police brutality fuelled fury against the legislation which critics say is anti-Muslim. The law grants citizenship to non-Muslims from three neighbouring countries in what opponents say is part of Prime Minister...

A Pakistan court Tuesday sentenced former military ruler Pervez Musharraf in absentia to death for treason, state media reported, an unprecedented move in a country where the armed forces are often considered immune from prosecution. "Special Court Islamabad has awarded death sentence to...

Dozens of people were wounded in overnight clashes between security forces and supporters of Lebanon's two Shiite political parties, the civil defence said on Tuesday. Young supporters of Hezbollah and Amal tried to attack the main anti-government protest camp in central Beirut, an AFP...

Forces in five cities in western Libya fighting under the Government of National Accord (GNA) announced a mobilization Monday to defend the capital Tripoli against an offensive threatened by commander Khalifa Haftar. In a statement, authorities in the cities of Kabaw, Zliten, Khoms,...

The United Nations has no choice but to keep shipping humanitarian aid across Syria's borders and civil war front lines, according to a report by Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, which ran into contrary views from Russia. Security Council members are debating the renewal of the...

 A mayor from Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party was arrested over suspected links to the network that Ankara says orchestrated a failed coup in 2016, a party official said early Tuesday. Ankara has cracked down on suspected followers of Fethullah Gulen, a U.S.-based...

US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Monday he wants an explanation from Ankara over threats to close two strategic military bases used by the United States in Turkey. Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday threatened to close the Incirlik and Kurecik bases while speaking to a...

A global refugee summit opens in Geneva Tuesday amid calls for concrete actions to help a surging number of displaced people, and for wealthy nations to shoulder their share of the burden. The Global Refugee Forum begins exactly a year after the UN General Assembly adopted a framework aimed...

French workers take to the streets anew Tuesday on the 13th day of a transport strike that has exasperated commuters, hit business turnover, and threatened the holiday plans of thousands a week before Christmas. With just days left to avert transport chaos for many who have already bought...

Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Monday he wants to reduce the number of US troops in Afghanistan "with or without" a peace agreement in order to give higher priority to strategic competition with China. The Trump administration is expected to announce plans to withdraw around 4,000 troops...

Russia and China on Monday proposed easing sanctions against nuclear-armed North Korea, in response to steps the North takes towards denuclearization. The proposal, in a draft resolution which surprised several diplomatic missions, came the same day Washington's top representative in talks...

The United States has called on Baghdad to "take actions" to protect US interests in the country after a flurry of attacks that have been blamed on Iranian-backed groups. Tehran wields growing influence in Iraq, particularly through armed factions. Since October 28, ten rocket attacks...

Carmaker Volkswagen has suspended production in Algeria, where the head of its local partner has been detained since June in a corruption probe, a spokesman for the German auto giant said. "Volkswagen is aware of a corruption investigation by Algerian authorities into Mourad Oulmi", who...

In the pre-dawn hours of Nov. 28, after Iraqi demonstrators set the Iranian consulate in the southern holy city of Najaf ablaze, the killings began. By the end of that day, Iran-linked militiamen in Najaf and Iraq’s elite Interior Ministry forces in Nassiriya farther south had shot dead...

The U.S. has sent a group of experts to Syria's biggest oil field in Deir ez-Zor province currently under the occupation of the YPG/PKK terror group, in hopes of increasing production. Egyptian and Saudi experts, who were tasked by the U.S. with enhancing oil production at al-Omar oil...

Finland will try to repatriate children of Finnish mothers who traveled to Syria to join Islamic State "as soon as possible", Prime Minister Sanna Marin said on Monday. Finland is one of a number of European Union member states facing a decision over whether to bring home citizens with IS...