Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, former army chief who toppled first democratically elected president of Egypt, has been declared as new president of the country with 96.9% of the vote.
Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem says the landmark presidential election held despite the war in Syria would end the three-year conflict in his country.
The United Nations has welcomed the new Palestinian unity government and is ready to lend its full support in efforts to reunite the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
Israel says it is “deeply disappointed” in the US due to its plans to work with a national Palestinian unity government formed recently.
Despite warning by Lebanese government to revoke status of registered Syrian refugees, hundreds of them risked returning to their war-torn country by crossing the border and voting in their country’s presidential election.
A Lebanese media report says Saudi Arabia's former spymaster Prince Bandar bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz has been poisoned.
Polls opened in Syria amid very tight security Tuesday for the country's presidential election, a vote that President Bashar Assad is widely expected to win.
Voting is under way in Syria's presidential election amid heightened security.
Israeli security forces have killed a Palestinian man in the north of occupied West Bank.
Organizers of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar have denied fresh allegations of wrongdoing after a British newspaper report questioned the integrity of choosing the emirate as tournament host.