Middle East

Saudi Arabia will press Sudan's creditors to reach broad agreement to reduce African country's $50 billion-plus debt pile, says Saudi official who will be directly involved in debt-restructuring talks

Strike is the deadliest in current round of fighting

Gatherings took place in cities including New York, Boston, Washington, Montreal and Dearborn, Michigan

US president spoke Saturday with leaders from both sides of the ongoing violence 

AP journalist details the destruction of the building housing his offices

Thousands march in Paris, London, Rome, Berlin and elsewhere

President also accents 'safety of journalists' after Israeli strike destroyed building housing premises of US-headquartered Associated Press in Gaza

Campaign to slow drivers in a bid to cut traffic deaths and injuries to be launched Monday

June 18 election to determine a successor to President Hassan Rouhani is seen as a test for the country's clerical rulers; Rouhani is barred by term limits from running again

Several news outlets erroneously reported a ground offensive was under way

The US is urgently working with Egypt, Jordan and others to end violent conflict between Israel and the militant group Hamas

A look at the Gaza Strip and its place in the Middle East conflict

Humanitarian officials continue assistance, but insecurity restricts essential deliveries, including COVID-19 response, according to UN

The impoverished health care system in the territory of more than 2 million people has always been vulnerable

Associated Press says the ‘world will know less about’ escalating violence in Gaza because of attack on building