The US government has shut down for the first time in six years after lawmakers failed to agree on a new spending plan.

At least 23 Palestinians were killed by Israeli forces in Gaza on Wednesday as Israel announced it would close off north Gaza ...

Iraqi politicians, lawmakers, and analysts express scepticism regarding the plan’s prospects. They argue that Hamas is ...

Moroccan prosecutors will try 37 people over youth-led protests demanding health and education reforms, amid rising public ...

Algeria sentenced former labour minister Tijani Hassan Haddam to seven years for embezzling nearly $45m, as part of an ...

Saudi Arabia forecasts a 5.3% GDP deficit in 2025 as oil revenues fall and spending rises, with deficits expected to persist ...

Scientists discovered 12,000-year-old life-size carvings of camels and other animals in Saudi Arabia, reshaping views of ...

Italy’s PM Giorgia Meloni told Gaza flotilla to stop, warning it could derail Trump’s plan, as Italy’s navy prepares to pull ...

Trump Organization to build $1bn mixed-use project in Jeddah with Dar Global, deepening ties with Saudi Arabia amid wider ...

From the White House, Netanyahu told Qatar’s PM he regretted Israel’s strike that killed a serviceman and vowed not to repeat ...

Justice Dept sues activists under FACE Act, alleging violence at a New Jersey synagogue; first such use of law for worship ...

Sea-Watch claims one migrant drowned and three were fortunately rescued after a dinghy capsized while fleeing Libya’s coast ...