BEIRUT: A hacker group claimed it had hacked the Lebanese Ministry of Finance’s website for about an hour on Friday afternoon. The Anonymous—LEB group, which said it had carried out the attack, addressed the

TEHRAN: Iran has criticized the US for its “inhumane” decision to bar its foreign minister — who is attending the UN summit meetings — from visiting a hospitalized Iranian diplomat in New York.The official

Voting is under way in Afghanistan's presidential election, the fourth since the fall of the Taliban in 2001. Incumbent President Ashraf Ghani is seen as the frontrunner in the 14-man race, with Abdullah Abdullah, the country's

Voters across Afghanistan are casting their ballots to pick their country's next leader. The winner is expected to play a key part in the efforts to end the war with the Taliban, which now

DUBAI: The British-flagged Stena Impero tanker, detained by Iran in July, has started moving and exited the Bandar Abbas port on Friday, according to Refinitiv ship-tracking data.The Stena Impero was detained by Iran’s Revolutionary

DUBAI: Slim and with a tight-trimmed beard, Yemeni Kung Fu champion Hilal Al-Hajj dreamed of finding athletic glory in Europe, but a risky sea journey to get there ended in tragedy.The 25-year-old athlete drowned

The brother of Pakistani social media star Qandeel Baloch was on Friday sentenced to life in prison for her murder - the country's highest-profile "honour killing". Baloch, whose real name was Fauzia Azeem, rose

A feature on Japan Airlines' seat-booking system warning travellers of where young children are seated has caused a storm online. The facility, offered as part of the airline's "Smile Support" travel service for those

UNITED NATIONS: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani demanded on Wednesday that the United States “pay more” for any agreement that goes beyond the 2015 Iran nuclear deal that Washington abandoned. Rouhani also rejected meeting US President

UNITED NATIONS: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani demanded on Wednesday that the United States “pay more” for any agreement that goes beyond the 2015 Iran nuclear deal that Washington abandoned. Rouhani also rejected meeting US President