Houthis deny targeting Islam's holiest city; minister for Yemen's exiled government says reported fire ordered by Iran

Qalandiya crossing temporarily closed as sappers destroy bomb in controlled explosion; police praise officers' alertness

With the Palestinians still boycotting the White House and the Gulf states busy with Iran, 'deal of the century' is proving a tough sell for Trump administration

Finance minister has yet to receive a formal invite to Manama summit, but expects it to arrive any day, his spokesman says

Authorities say operation being carried out peacefully, contrary to demolition a year ago that saw 11 officers were injured and six far-right protesters arrested

Palestinians permitted to fish up to 15 nautical miles from the coast; expansion said to be first part of 6-month truce agreement

Brenton Tarrant accused of murdering 51 people at two mosques in Christchurch; terror charge alone carries maximum sentence of life imprisonment

Bipartisan letter from 400 lawmakers calls on US president to safeguard Israel’s interests

Saudi Arabia acknowledges Houthis 'tried to target' civilian site at airfield in Najran, which also houses military base

Iran's president says he won't walk away from nuke deal because it would bring more sanctions; Trump says willing to talk, but provocations will be met with 'great force'