With eye on Iran, Israeli navy steps up Red Sea presence
ATLIT, Israel — Israel’s navy has stepped up its activities in the Red Sea “exponentially” in the face of growing Iranian threats to Israeli...
Qatar resumes aid to Gaza, minus the suitcases of cash
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Qatar resumed its distribution of aid to Gaza on Wednesday for the first time since the May war between...
Iraq election chief vows fair elections despite concerns
BAGHDAD — Iraq is taking measures to close loopholes and conduct fair elections despite attempts to compromise the upcoming polls, the head of Iraq’s...
Israel police question grandfather of boy in cable car crash
JERUSALEM — Israeli police questioned the grandfather of a young boy who was the sole survivor of a deadly cable car crash in northern...
Group: Turkish drones in Cyprus endanger commercial flights
NICOSIA, Cyprus — A Turkish drone base in the breakaway north of ethnically divided Cyprus could increase safety risks for thousands of commercial flights...
Turkey says it lacks capacity to handle new refugee influx
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey does not have the capacity to deal with a possible new refugee wave from Afghanistan, the Turkish president told German...
Egypt team identifies fossil of land-roaming whale species
CAIRO — Egyptian scientists say the fossil of a four-legged prehistoric whale, unearthed over a decade ago in the country's Western Desert, is that...
Hezbollah: Iranian tanker bringing fuel to Lebanon in Syria
BEIRUT — The leader of the militant Hezbollah group said Monday the first tanker carrying Iranian fuel to Lebanon has arrived in a Syrian...
Libya arrests 2 suspected traffickers, returns 53 to Egypt
CAIRO — Libyan authorities arrested two suspected human traffickers and facilitated the return of more than 50 Egyptian migrants to their home country, officials...
Lebanese president wants to resume bailout talks with IMF
BEIRUT — Lebanon’s new government held its first meeting Monday with a call by the president to resume talks with the International Monetary Fund...