Critics question intentions of some senior Israeli officials who have long pushed the idea of building an artificial island off the coast of Gaza.

Philippines’ military blocks a group of lawmakers and security chiefs from visiting Philippine-held territory disputed by China.

An Egyptian appeal court has upheld a deal to give two islands to Saudi Arabia.

Russia and Japan have been in talks to hammer out a deal on their decades-long dispute over Kuril Islands.

Two Chinese civilian aircraft have landed at two new airports on reefs controlled by China in the South China Sea a day after a tribunal in The Hague denied Beijing's claims to the energy-rich waters.