Israel’s Netanyahu fails to get majority in parliament

Likud party leader and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu falls behind rival Benny Gantz from Blue and White party, which sees a surprising surge in votes

Israel's two main political parties deadlocked after election

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his main challenger Benny Gantz emerge head-to-head after nearly over 90 percent of votes from the general election were counted, Israeli media reports.

The fresh round of Astana talks, explained

Russia, Iran and Turkey have agreed on crucial issues including the PKK terror group's Syrian wing, YPG's, presence in the northeastern part of the country, where Ankara plans to launch a military operation soon.

Saudi Arabia says full production restored within the month

Saudi Arabia's energy minister said that more than half of its daily crude oil production that was knocked out by a weekend attack had been restored.

Algerians fight to keep protests alive, as counter-revolution stirs

Faced with a loss of leverage after elections or jail for opposing it, Algerians feel the country is not ready for elections.

How did oil-rich Saudi Arabia’s defence system fail so spectacularly?

Riyadh spends billions of dollars every year on procuring high-tech weaponry but was not able to protect one of its most obvious high-profile targets.

Israel votes on Netanyahu's political survival

Opinion polls put former armed forces chief Benny Gantz's centrist Blue and White party neck-and-neck with PM Benjamin Netanyahu's right-wing Likud, and suggest the far-right Yisrael Beiteinu party could emerge as kingmaker in coalition talks.

Remembering the Sabra and Shatila massacres

Around 3,500 Palestinians were killed in a massacre perpetrated by a Lebanese Maronite Christian militia allied to Israel.

US singles out Iran for Saudi oil attacks

US President Trump says it looked like Iran was behind attacks on oil plants in Saudi Arabia at the weekend that raised fears of a fresh Middle East conflict, but adds he did not want war with anyone.

Turkey, Russia, Iran seek to prevent humanitarian crisis in Syria's Idlib

In a joint statement, the trio agrees to coordinate efforts to ensure Syria's security and stability after a trilateral summit in the Turkish capital, Ankara.

Is Iran behind the attacks against Saudi oil facilities?

One of the kingdom’s most significant oil facilities has been targeted. Here's what the experts say about it.

Trump says US locked and loaded in response to drone attack

US officials release satellite images arguing the attack on Saudi oil facilities was inconsistent with one launched from Yemen and the strikes rather came from the direction of Iran or Iraq, a claim Tehran rejects as "maximum lies."