DUBAI: Arab countries need to improve their education systems, a leading UN official has said, with only the UAE performing impressively in the sector.  Hany Torky, the UNDP’s chief technical adviser, said GCC countries were

Several women have come forward in Brazil to accuse an internationally known self-proclaimed spiritual healer of sexually abusing them under pretext of trying to "cure" them of depression or other problems. The allegations against

White House Chief of Staff John Kelly will leave his post at the end of the year, US President Donald Trump has announced. An announcement about Kelly's replacement was expected in the coming days,

Rimbo, Sweden - Yemeni officials have said that removing President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi will "not solve the country's problems" after their adversaries, the Houthi rebels, proposed the formation of a new transitional government. Abdulaziz Jabari,

Gulf leaders will meet in Riyadh for the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit on Sunday amid questions about whether Qatar will attend as a diplomatic crisis continues to grip the region. The 39th GCC

After nearly six decades of membership, Qatar, the world's largest supplier of liquefied natural gas is leaving the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). The Gulf state is the first Middle East nation to quit

Israel soldiers fire at Hezbollah activists, Lebanon calls them army patrol as Netanyahu briefs Putin on tunnels (Adds Lebanese comment, background)JERUSALEM: Israeli soldiers at the Lebanese border opened fire at suspected Hezbollah activists on

RIMBO: The Houthi militia is “not serious” on finding common ground to end the devastating war in Yemen, a member of the government delegation to the UN-brokered talks in Sweden told AFP Saturday. Nearly four years

DUBAI: United Arab Emirates federation president Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan has decided that women should make up half of its semi-elected advisory body when it is renewed next year, state-run WAM news agency

Budapest, Hungary - Thousands of Hungarians have taken to the streets to demonstrate against a proposed new labour law and for more academic freedom in the country. Inspired by the French protests, trade union