Government And Politics
Corruption, deep disparity mark Iraq's oil legacy post-2003
Basra province boasts most of Iraq’s oil reserves and is symbolic of the deep disparities that have endured since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion that remade the country's political order
Palestinian killed in Israeli military raid in West Bank
Palestinian health officials say that Israeli security forces killed a Palestinian militant during a raid in the northern West Bank
Israel passes law protecting Netanyahu as protests continue
Israel's parliament has passed the first of several laws that make up its contentious judicial overhaul
Egypt Privatization
Israel repeals 2005 act on West Bank settlement pullout
Israeli lawmakers have repealed a 2005 act that saw four Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank dismantled at the same time as Israeli forces withdrew from the Gaza Strip
Yemeni sides say deal reached to free nearly 900 prisoners
Yemen’s warring sides say they have agreed to release nearly 900 prisoners of war in a U.N.-brokered deal amid international efforts to end the yearslong conflict
Israeli govt drives ahead with judicial plan despite outcry
A firebrand Israeli minister says there’s “no such thing” as a Palestinian people
Top Israeli minister: 'No such thing' as Palestinian people
A firebrand Israeli minister says there’s “no such thing” as a Palestinian people
Netanyahu urges military chief to contain reservist protest
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has urged the military’s chief of staff to contain a wave of protest from within the ranks over a contentious government plan to overhaul the judiciary