Middle East
Iraq forces looted, burned after breaking IS siege
Iraqi troops and militia looted and burned homes and destroyed villages after breaking the Islamic State group\'s months-long siege of a Turkmen ...Netanyahu claims victory in Israel election
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed victory in Israel\'s election after exit polls showed he had erased his center-left rivals\' lead with a ...Egypt to end on-arrival visas for lone foreign nationals
Egypt will stop issuing on-arrival visas to lone travellers, officials said Tuesday, in a move aimed at bolstering border security but prompting ...Israelis vote in tight race as Netanyahu fights for survival
Israelis voted Tuesday in a close-fought election pitting the centre left against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who is fighting for his political ...Israelis vote in parliamentary elections
Israelis head to the polls Tuesday in a vote seen as a referendum on embattled Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who ruled out ...Netanyahu says no to Palestinian state if re-elected
Israel\'s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in a final bid to shore up right-wing support ahead of a knife-edge vote on Tuesday, said ...US, Iran nuclear talks resume in Switzerland
The United States and Iran inched closer to a political deal that would set the stage for a landmark nuclear agreement but ...Egypt sacks 41 judges for supporting Brotherhood
An Egyptian disciplinary court ordered 41 judges into compulsory retirement on Saturday for supporting the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, judicial sources said, the ...Syria enters fifth year of bloody civil conflict
Syria\'s conflict entered its fifth year on Sunday with the regime emboldened by shifting international attention, and a growing humanitarian crisis exacerbated ...US shuts Saudi embassy over security fears
The US embassy in Saudi Arabia said it had suspended consular services in the kingdom for two days due to "heightened security ...