Archaeologists unearth an ancient Middle Kingdom Egyptian tomb in Luxor

CAIRO (AP) — Archeologists from Egypt and the United States unearthed an ancient tomb with 11 sealed burials near the famed city of Luxor, Egyptian authorities said. Egypt's Tourism and Antiquities Ministry said in a statement Friday the tomb, which dates back to the Middle Kingdom...

A new push to wind down the Middle East wars faces familiar challenges

BEIRUT (AP) — The United States and other mediators are ramping up efforts to halt the wars in Lebanon and the Gaza Strip, circulating new proposals to wind down the regional conflict during the Biden administration’s final months. Negotiations on both fronts have been stalled...

A boat carrying Egyptian migrants to Europe has capsized off Libya’s coast, killing 12, authorities say

Middle East latest: Israel passes 2 laws restricting UN agency that distributes aid in Gaza

Israeli lawmakers passed two laws Monday that could threaten the work of the main United Nations agency providing aid to people in Gaza by barring it from operating on Israeli soil and severing ties with the organization. The laws, which do not immediately go into effect, signal a...

Egypt's president says his country has proposed a 2-day cease-fire in Gaza during which 4 hostages would be freed

Putin hosts Global South leaders at BRICS summit meant to counterbalance Western clout

KAZAN, Russia (AP) — China’s Xi Jinping, India’s Narendra Modi and other world leaders arrived Tuesday in the Russian city of Kazan for a summit of the BRICS bloc of developing economies that the Kremlin hopes to turn into a rallying point for defying Western influence in global affairs. ...

Israel says more strikes are coming against a Hezbollah-run financial institution

BEIRUT (AP) — Israel said late Monday it planned to carry out more strikes in Lebanon against a Hezbollah-run financial institution that it targeted the night before and which it says uses customers' deposits to finance attacks against Israel. At least 15 branches of Al-Qard...

Part of a memo authorizing probe of election interference remains secret. A judge wants to know why

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A judge is pressing the U.S. government to explain why a portion of the memo authorizing Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation of foreign election interference and former President Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign remains classified seven years after it...

Egypt increases fuel prices by 10% to 17%

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt raised fuel prices Friday by between 10% and 17%, a move likely to impact the cost of both goods and services. The Egyptian government said in a statement on Facebook that the decision was made in order to “reduce the gap between the selling prices of...

Iranian foreign minister discusses regional tensions with Egyptian officials in Cairo

CAIRO (AP) — Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi discussed rising tensions in the region with Egyptian officials Thursday in Cairo during the first such visit by a top Iranian official to the North African nation in around a decade. Araghchi held talks with his Egyptian...