Middle East

Jenin (Occupied West Bank): State-owned Israel Electric Corp and the Palestinian Authority signed an agreement on Monday to boost Israeli electrical supply...

Cairo: Egypt's core inflation rose in June and is expected to rise even more after the government's recent decision to increase fuel and electricity...

Tunis: Libya's political, humanitarian and economic problems must be considered in any discussions about capping the country's rising oil...

Beirut: A U.S.-Russian brokered ceasefire for southwest Syria was holding hours after it took effect on Sunday, a monitor and two rebel officials said, in...

Mosul: Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al Abadi arrived in Mosul on Sunday and congratulated the armed forces for their “victory” over IS after nearly nine...

Cairo: Egypt’s Interior Ministry said on Saturday police officers had shot dead 16 gunmen in two shootouts, adding that most of those killed were fugitive...

Tripoli: Libyan coast guards rescued about 85 migrants off the shore east of Tripoli on Saturday but about 40 more migrants were believed to be missing, a...

Mosul/Erbil (Iraq): IS militants vowed to "fight to the death" in Mosul on Saturday as Iraqi military commanders said they would take full control...

Tripoli: Libyan coast guards rescued about 85 migrants off the shore east of Tripoli on Saturday but about 40 more migrants were believed to be missing, a...

Erbil (Iraq): Mosul's basic infrastruture will cost more than $1 billion to repair after the U.S.-backed Iraqi offensive to retake the city from IS, a...