EGYPT

It is believed that the Quran was made known to the Prophet Mohammed during the holy month.

The prospect of Israelis and Palestinians living side-by-side in peace is gradually fading, French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said.

Israel denies committing war crimes in Gaza and has kept the small coastal enclave under a blockade largely since Hamas seized control there in 2007.

The boat, appearing to be a large fishing vessel and carrying a “significant number” of people, sank in the Mediterranean Sea on Friday.

The Silicon Valley ride-hailing company just won a big backer in the Middle East: Saudi oil money.

Two ships became available after a French deal with Russia was canceled in 2014.

The trial of the chief of Egyptian Syndicate of Journalists and two of the union’s board members will begin Saturday at a Cairo misdemeanors court.

Israeli leader says a 2002 Arab League initiative based on the land-for-peace principle could be a framework for talks.

A Muslim mob in a southern Egyptian village had torched and looted seven houses of Christian families on May 20.

The head of Airports Council International says security proposals being considered by the U.N. could make travelers sitting ducks.

A father and son accused of supporting terrorism say they were tortured in prison.

Her son, also a Christian, was accused of having an affair with a Muslim woman.

With Turkey and Egypt no longer options, Russian tourists are visiting Greece and bringing their money.

The Israeli prime minister will make far-right opposition legislator Avigdor Lieberman defense minister, which is likely to stir disquiet at home and abroad.

The information will include radar tracking and communication with controllers as the plane flew through Greek airspace moments before disappearing, a report said.

Investigators say it remains too soon to confirm what caused Flight 804 to plunge into the Mediterranean Sea.

Reports earlier Tuesday claimed that Egyptian forensic officials suspected a blast on board EgyptAir Flight 804, based on the body parts recovered from the crash site.

During the plane’s journey through the Middle East, Africa and Europe, the plane flew to five different airports, including Paris and Cairo.

A French news outlet reports the pilot of the doomed EgyptAir plane made a distress call before the aircraft crashed Thursday.

But hero pilot “Sully” Sullenberger, Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson and former National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Mark Rosenker cautioned it’s too early to draw conclusions.

Ominous graffiti, a hijacking and a 1999 crash prompted the airline to implement more safety measures — including two guards on every flight.