A confrontation between the Jordanian government and parliament looms after the launch of a trial run pumping Israeli natural gas to Jordan amid vocal public opposition.

The "Sifir Bir" series set in the southern city of Adana is essentially a constant shootout between dueling street gangs competing for turf, with a bit of the country's turbulent politics.

Turkey has already made enemies through its maritime exploits in the Mediterranean, and now Egypt is seeking to build international pressure against Ankara's military moves in Libya.

The merger between Labor-Gesher and Meretz created a new list that doesn't include even a single Arab candidate for the March Knesset elections.

As Egypt prepares for parliamentary elections in November, political party representatives examine what's needed to implement the president's advice to consolidate the country's more than 100 parties.

Congress is pushing President Donald Trump to sanction Egyptian officials after Mustafa Kassem, a US citizen, died after six years in prison.

The recent rocket fire against Israel is surely Hamas’ way of diverting Gazans’ attentions from its responsibility to the sanctions imposed by Egypt.

Assessing the aftermath of Qasem Soleimani's death, KRG President Nechirvan Barzani, in an exclusive interview with Al-Monitor, calls for a reasoned, negotiated approach to Iraq's problems and for the Kurdish issue in the region.

Israel's Palestinian citizens are expecting to expand their number of seats in the next Israeli Knesset due in part to their united position in the Arab Joint List.

Updates from the match in RajkotSouth Africa v England: third Test, day two – live!Any thoughts? Email or tweet @collinsadam 4.05pm GMT Good fun, that. Yes, Australia end up falling a fair bit short of the total but they gave it a decent crack without ever taking the ascendancy in the chase. The critical over […]

Over-by-over updates with the series tied at 1-1Keightley: England ‘planning to be in final’ of Women’s T20Get in touch! Email Tom with your thoughts 4.00pm GMT We’ll hopefully have some chat from players soon; in the meantime, here’s some chat from you, the public, and a literary recommendation from Brian Spurrell:“A bit late in the […]

Donald Trump’s legal team for the impeachment trial will include Starr, Harvard professor Alan Dershowitz and Robert RayHelp us cover the critical issues of 2020. Consider making a contribution 3.56pm GMT Trump is ... Team Bernie? ....Joe Biden, and Bernie is shut out again. Very unfair, but that’s the way the Democrats play the game. […]

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei lashes out at west after tumultuous few weeks in Middle EastIran’s supreme leader has given a rare sermon at Friday prayers in Tehran after weeks of turbulence, including the US killing of a top general, missile attacks on US military bases in Iraq and the accidental downing of an airliner that killed […]

Updates from Friday’s top-flight press conferencesPremier League: 10 things to look out for this weekendAnd you can email Barry, tweet @bglendenning or post BTL 3.44pm GMT Leicester boss Brendan Rodgers has warned Aston Villa that a loan move for Foxes forward Islam Slimani is likely to be “too complicated”. 3.36pm GMT During his press conference […]

As a young man, I fell in love with the deserted island of Great Blasket. Its new inhabitants must remember they are custodians of its historyThere is nothing on Earth more beautiful than the view from the top of Great Blasket island on a bright, clear day. The sky is vast, the sea fiercely blue […]

• January switch set to leave team without Mané, Salah and Keïta• Klopp hopes Kane injury prompts FA action on fixture pile-upJürgen Klopp believes the decision to move the Africa Cup of Nations back to its traditional January slot is a “catastrophe” for Liverpool.The tournament was scheduled to be hosted by Cameroon in the summer […]

Gardener discovered Portrait of a Lady while clearing ivy at the gallery in PiacenzaArt experts have confirmed that a stolen painting discovered hidden inside an Italian art gallery’s walls is Gustav Klimt’s Portrait of a Lady.A gardener at the Ricci Oddi Modern Art gallery in the northern city of Piacenza reported finding an artwork last […]

CEOs Philip Jansen and Nick Read say they have seen no evidence that warrants ban BT and Vodafone are set to lobby Boris Johnson to allow Huawei technology to be used in the UK’s 5G phone network.BT’s chief executive, Philip Jansen, and Nick Read, his counterpart at Vodafone, are drafting a letter to the prime […]

Nearly every family has a ‘fixer’ but when you can’t fix everyone, says Annalisa Barbieri, it’s time to step backI’m in my 40s, and have two brothers. Our mother, despite a difficult marriage and divorce, is happily married for the second time. Unfortunately, a huge rift has opened up between my two brothers and I […]