Middle East

JERUSALEM, July 12 (Reuters) – Israel is set to hold a national election on October 27, according to Prime Minister

Israel will hold national elections on October 27, the last date allowed by law, its parliament said on Sunday, with

By Nidal al-Mughrabi CAIRO, July 12 (Reuters) – Israeli attacks killed at least six people in the Gaza Strip on

By Akanksha Khushi, Thomas Derpinghaus and Tim Reid WASHINGTON, July 12 (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham, a Republican who

By Steve Holland, Akanksha Khushi, Thomas Derpinghaus and Tim Reid WASHINGTON, July 12 (Reuters) – Republican U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham,

By Khalil Ashawi DAMASCUS, July 12 (Reuters) – Syria’s new parliament convened for the first time on Sunday, 19 months

Syria’s transitional parliament began its first session on Sunday, state television reported, tasked with drafting the country’s new constitution and

Iran announced it was again closing the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday and hit Gulf neighbours in retaliation for US

Prominent US Senator Lindsey Graham, a key ally of President Donald Trump, died aged 71 following a “brief and sudden illness,”

By Andrew Mills DOHA, July 12 (Reuters) – Qatar’s former emir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, a sweeping moderniser who