The leaders of Britain, France, Germany and Italy on Thursday condemned Israel’s decision to publish construction tenders for a controversial settlement project in the E1 area of the occupied West Bank, saying it threatened the prospects of a two-state solution.

Egypt celebrates first Int’l Day for Underwater Cultural Heritage

Alexandria hosted on Thursday a celebration marking the first International Day for Underwater Cultural Heritage and the 25th anniversary of the 2001 UNESCO Convention on the Protection of Underwater Cultural Heritage.

6.5-magnitude quake hits central Peru

An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.5 jolted central Peru at 1800 GMT on Thursday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said.