Thousands of protesters blocked roads and bridges in southern Iraq on Monday, condemning Iranian influence and political leaders who have missed another deadline to agree on a new prime minister. Anti-government demonstrators burned tyres

Growing up in Saudi Arabia in the 1990s, I was acutely aware that Saudi society was divided along class lines. There was the royal family and the super-rich, the middle class and the poor

ABU DHABI: In recent years, Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member countries have been trying to build robust entrepreneurship ecosystems as part of a common drive to diversify their economies away from hydrocarbons. In practical

ABU DHABI: In recent years, Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member countries have been trying to build robust entrepreneurship ecosystems as part of a common drive to diversify their economies away from hydrocarbons. In practical

The Socialist Democrats' candidate Zoran Milanovic was leading in the first round of Croatia's presidential election, an exit poll on state television showed on Sunday. According to the poll shown immediately after voting ended

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that Turkey will increase its military support to the internationally recognised government of Libya if necessary, a day after the Turkish parliament ratified a security and military cooperation deal signed between

BEIRUT: The challenges he must overcome became clear however from the onset of Saturday’s talks with various officials and lawmakers. Parliament speaker Nabih Berri said he “insists on securing representation for all parliamentary groups,”

AMMAN: There has been strong international support in reaction to the decision by the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor to initiate an investigation into war crimes committed by Israel. After five years of deliberation, ICC

It is a familiar story in Argentina - the government is again deeply in debt, as inflation and poverty levels rise. Parliament has voted to declare an economic emergency and announced new measures aimed

Turkey's parliament on Saturday approved a security and military cooperation deal signed with Libya's internationally-recognised government last month, state media reported, an agreement that could pave the way for military help from Ankara. Turkey