Government And Politics
State news: Kuwait court annuls 2022 parliamentary election
A Kuwaiti court has annulled the results of a parliamentary election held last year, saying it would reinstate the previous slate of lawmakers elected in 2020
West Bank attack casts shadow over Israel-Palestinian talks
Israeli officials say a Palestinian gunman opened fire at an Israeli vehicle in the occupied West Bank, wounding two people
Israel at 75
Turkey's president says he will back Finland's NATO bid
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey says his government will move forward with ratifying Finland’s NATO application, paving the way for the country to join the military bloc ahead of Sweden
In Israel, TV's dystopian 'Handmaids' is protest fixture
Coils of red-robed and white-capped women are becoming ominous fixtures of the mass anti-government protests roiling Israel
UN nuclear watchdog: 2.5 tons of uranium missing in Libya
Some 2.5 tons of natural uranium stored in a site in war-torn Libya have gone missing
Israelis step up protests after Netanyahu rejects compromise
Israeli protesters are pressing on with demonstrations against a contentious government plan to overhaul the judiciary
Former Israeli premier urges world leaders to shun Netanyahu
Israel’s former prime minister is urging world leaders to shun Israel’s current prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, as he presses ahead with a plan to overhaul Israel’s justice system
Israeli president unveils legal overhaul compromise
Israel’s president has unveiled a plan aimed at resolving a standoff over the future of the country’s legal system
UN official says world body committed to Cyprus peace deal
A senior United Nations official says the world body remains committed to helping rival Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots reach an agreement remedying the island nation's ethnic cleave that has been the source of instability in the east Mediterranean for decades