A Saudi court has ruled in favour of a woman who challenged her father's decision to not let her have a passport, stirring an online debate on the contentious male guardianship system. Saudi Arabia

Hurricane Florence has left its mark on the southeastern United States. Now, there's a danger lurking in its aftermath. Rising floodwaters are now carrying pollution and toxic chemicals - released from inundated pig farms

An investigation by the Associated Press news agency shows a systematic campaign by the Chinese government to strip young Uighur Muslims of their language and culture. The UN has said around one million Muslims

TEHRAN, Iran: Iran’s official IRNA news agency says the country’s air force is carrying out a drill near the strategic Strait of Hormuz in the Arabian Gulf, the passageway for nearly a third of

ANKARA: Turkish police on Friday detained 85 military personnel in countrywide raids over alleged links to the group blamed for the 2016 failed coup, state media reported.Prosecutors in Ankara issued arrest warrants for 110

Updated 5 min 59 sec ago September 21, 2018 08:08 0 Turkey detains 85 military personnel over Gulen ties Prosecutors in Ankara issued arrest warrants for 110 active duty personnel in the air force

China has urged the United States to withdraw punitive sanctions imposed on the Chinese military over its purchase of fighter jets and missiles from Russia or "bear the consequences". On Thursday, the US State

Tanzanian rescue workers have resumed the search for survivors feared drowned after a passenger ferry capsized in the south of Lake Victoria killing nearly 100 people. Dozens of bodies were recovered on Friday morning when

The International Committee of the Red Cross has called the deteriorating situation in Libya as desperate, citing constant fighting, the collapse of the economy, and the destruction of basic infrastructure. In a series of tweets, the

World leaders will meet at the United Nations General Assembly from September 25.  Representatives from almost 200 countries convene to discuss the most important political and policy issues affecting the world today. Al Jazeera