Nov 7 (Reuters) - Israel's president on Saturday chose Gadi Eisenkot, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's strongest rival, to try to form a new government following a deadlocked election that left neither man with a clear path to power. Netanyahu, Israel's longest-serving
Israel's president announced on Saturday he would task Gadi Eisenkot with forming the next government following last week's election, in what Netanyahu's rivals see as a first step to remove the country's longest-serving prime minister. The opposition bloc led by Eisenkot, a
The report came after President Donald Trump said the U.S. military carried out new limited strikes on Iran on Friday, targeting an Iranian air defense system
Thousands of Syrian troops are set to deploy to Saudi Arabia and Yemen, with some already on the ground, multiple Yemeni officials told AFP, as Riyadh rallies international help to repel the Houthis and bolster the government in Aden. It came after the two countries signed
Marc Marquez will have the chance to win his eighth MotoGP title on Sunday after storming to victory in a thrilling sprint race in Qatar. Starting from second on the grid, Ducati's Marquez needed to finish Saturday's sprint with five more points than closest rival Jorge Martin
Nov 7 (Reuters) - Syria has no plans to send troops to Yemen, a Syrian diplomatic source told state news agency SANA, dismissing reportsof a possible deployment while adding that military cooperation with Saudi Arabia could eventually expand. Saudi Arabia has been locked in
CENTCOM said it launched the intra-agency Task Force Iron Gate on Saturday in an effort to 'constrain Iran's ability to replenish its military'
Heavy rain on Saturday flooded tens of thousands of displaced people's tents in war-devastated Gaza, Palestinian authorities said, leaving them without shelter. In a statement, the Hamas-run government media office said that about "70,000 tents sheltering tens of thousands of
By Dawoud Abu Alkas and Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA/CAIRO, Nov 7 (Reuters) - Heavy rains have flooded tens of thousands of tents housing displaced Palestinians crammed into encampments across the Gaza Strip, washing away shelters and soaking blankets and mattresses, local
(Adds dropped word in paragraph 12) By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON, Nov 7 (Reuters) - Building on a months-long naval blockade on Iran, the US military said on Saturday it is launching a task force to help crack down on Tehran's movement of advanced weapons and other sanctioned
By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON, Nov 7 (Reuters) - Building on a months-long naval blockade on Iran, the US military said on Saturday it is launching a task force to help crack down on Tehran's movement of advanced weapons and other sanctioned material over its land borders and
The son of the ousted shah of Iran on Saturday received a "Freedom Prize" in Frankfurt awarded to the Iranian people in a ceremony that critics said was illegitimate. Some 25,000 demonstrators, many chanting support and waving pre-revolutionary Iranian flags, greeted Reza
Yemen's Saudi-backed government denies carrying out airstrikes and blames the Iran-backed Houthis, who accuse Saudi Arabia of bombing the market. The Associated Press could not independently verify either account
Iran's state media reported two explosions near a crucial waterway for oil shipments, marking the first U.S. strikes since the Republican defeat in Tuesday's midterms. Regional officials said Iran was reviewing Qatar-brokered proposals to end the war
By Ali Kucukgocmen SEYMEN, Turkey, Nov 7 (Reuters) - In the countryside west of Istanbul, trucks line up to empty mixed household waste from the city of 16 million people onto a vast landscape of decomposing rubbish, where landfill gas is captured to generate electricity at a
Iran said on Saturday its military had grown "stronger" since the outset of its war with the United States, as mediators including Qatar worked to prevent any return to fighting after months of deadlock in the conflict. Washington also offered a $20 million reward for
Nov 7 (Reuters) - Qatar's Prime Minister said the country's mediation efforts between the US and Iran were continuing to prevent the situation in the region from spiraling out of control, Al Jazeera TV reported on Saturday. The USadministration remained willing to find a
Washington is offering a $20 million reward "and possible relocation" for information about Iran's nuclear program, the US military said Friday, as President Donald Trump reiterated Tehran wants to make a deal to end the war. A State Department program, Rewards for Justice,
CAIRO, Nov 7 (Reuters) - Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency said on Saturday initial reports indicated that two missiles had struck Qeshm Island, adding there was no official information on possible damage. Tasnim said further details would be released once relevant
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES, Nov 6 (Reuters) - American rapper Macklemore, an outspoken critic of Israel's war in Gaza, said on Friday that majorUS concert venues including New York's Madison Square Garden refused to book his Free Palestine tour that just concluded three dates
According to recent reports, Tehran has signaled a willingness to resume negotiations with Washington while pursuing closer military ties with Moscow
WASHINGTON, Nov 6 (Reuters) - The US Treasury said on Friday that it had imposed financial sanctions on eight money services firms based in Canada that it alleges have facilitated transactions with sanctioned Iranian entities. The sanctions effectively cut the firms off from