MIDDLE EAST

The Saudi Arabian football league (SPL) has postponed three fixtures, including one involving Cristiano Ronaldo's Al Nassr, following the dramatic escalation in the country's war with the Houthis. The matchweek…

BRUSSELS, Oct 14 (Reuters) - The European Union regrets the decision by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to postpone legislative and presidential elections by almost a year, the EU's foreign policy…

By Panu Wongcha-um and Devjyot GhoshalBANGKOK, Oct 14 (Reuters) - A failure by the United States and Iran to agree within weeks on a UN-backed plan for moving fertilizer through…

JERUSALEM, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that he was not in favour of a preemptive strike against Iran before Israel's October 27 election…

By Mubasher Bukhari and Asif ShahzadLAHORE, Pakistan, Oct 14 (Reuters) - A state of emergency declared in Imran Khan's main political stronghold is another setback for Pakistan's jailed former prime…

By Tarek AmaraTUNIS, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Journalists in Tunisia who enjoyed a burst of press freedom after the 2011 Arab Spring are once again looking over their shoulders in…

Israeli settlers set fire to a mosque and graffitied its outside walls on Wednesday in the occupied West Bank village of Mikhmas, Palestinian sources and the Israeli military said. Atta…

Oct 14 (Reuters) - Oil giant SaudiAramco's headquarters in Dhahran suffered extensive damage in an attack on Tuesday, with a fire spreading across several floors, three people with direct knowledge…

JERUSALEM, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Colombia opened its embassy in Jerusalem on Wednesday, becoming the 10th country to do so, as new President Abelardo de la Espriella reversed his predecessor's…

By Timour Azhari, Jana Choukeir and Tala RamadanRIYADH, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Yemen's Houthis vowed on Wednesday to press on with attacks on airports and oil facilities in Saudi Arabia…