Palestinian militants carried out the deadliest single attack on Israel’s forces since the Hamas raid that triggered the conflict, killing 21 soldiers, the military said Tuesday.

As a celebratory atmosphere envelops much of India, many among its 200 million Muslims wonder what’s next for them.

A United Arab Emirates investment firm bought a 30% stake in Egypt’s largest tobacco company for $625 million, the latest step in the North African nation’s ambitious program to offload state assets and raise sorely-needed foreign currency.

Fugitive businessman Vasil Bozhkov, who was once considered Bulgaria’s richest man, returned to the Balkan state from self-imposed exile in the United Arab Emirates and surrendered to authorities at Sofia airport.