UAE confirms law allowing foreigners to obtain long-term residencies for retirement DUBAI: The UAE cabinet has approved a law that will allow foreigners to obtain long-term residencies in the Emirates after they retire, the

AZRAQ, Jordan: German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen on Saturday said she could not rule out a longer-term deployment of German forces in the Middle East, amid a broader debate about a role

On June 7, a month after requesting a lifeline to prop up its plunging currency, Argentina declared that it had reached an agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a three-year, $50bn standby

Once banned in Ethiopia, the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) is now likely to become involved in mainstream politics. Tens of thousands of people attended a ceremony in the capital, Addis Ababa, to welcome OLF while other

Thousands of people have protested against the expansion of a coal strip mine in western Germany that would require clearing an ancient forest. Police in the nearby city of Aachen said some 4,000 protesters joined

Two hours, one minute and 39 seconds. That's how long, or little, it took Kenyan superstar runner Eliud Kipchoge to cover the 42.2km of the Berlin Marathon - and smash the world record in the process

Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir - A photograph showing Indian soldiers dragging the bloodied, half-naked body of a rebel has triggered outrage in and outside Indian-administered Kashmir, with rights activists calling it a "barbaric" act which violates

The United Nations' special envoy to war-ravaged Yemen has arrived in Sanaa to meet leading Houthi rebels, just as a Saudi-UAE-backed government offensive to retake the strategic western port city of Hodeidah intensifies. Martin Griffiths' visit

Peru has continued to absorb a huge swell of Venezuelan refugees, more than anywhere else apart from Colombia. Many arrive exhausted after travelling for days without knowing what to do or where to go.

Activists and journalists in Myanmar have rallied against the jailing of two Reuters news agency reporters amid a growing international outcry over threats to press freedom in the Southeast Asian country. At least 100 demonstrators,