TEHRAN, July 18 (Xinhua) -- Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi has held separate phone calls with his Egyptian and Belgian counterparts to discuss escalating tensions in the Middle East ami ...

JERUSALEM -- Israel will raise its defense spending by 42 billion shekels (about 12.5 billion U.S. dollars) in 2025 and 2026, the ministries of finance and defense said Thursday in a statement.