Getting around Baghdad will be a bit easier for everyone these days now that the International Zone is being handed over to Iraqi police. The heavily fortified Zone has been a symbol of insecurity

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (also known as MBS) remains in regular contact with his adviser Saud al-Qahtani, who is accused of masterminding the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, the Washington Post reported. The

Poland has charged a Chinese manager at tech giant Huawei and a Polish national involved in cyber business with espionage on behalf of China. Polish state television on Friday reported that two men, arrested on

KHARTOUM: Demonstrators took to the streets after Friday prayers, demanding the resignation of the Sudanese government.  The Sudanese police fired tear gas at protesters in Khartoum and Omdurman, witnesses told AFP.  Earlier on Friday,

DUBAI: A fire ripped through a factory at an industrial area in southern Dubai, according to reports from two Dubai government agencies. Firefighters were still at the scene after the blaze broke out at

Turkey orders arrest of more than 100 military personnel over suspected Gulen ties ISTANBUL: Turkey ordered the arrest of more than 100 soldiers and former military students over suspected links to the network of

Yangon, Myanmar - The families of two Reuters journalists jailed in Myanmar after uncovering a massacre in Rakhine state were once again left devastated on Friday when a court rejected the pair's appeal to

Anata, occupied West Bank - A newly-opened highway in the occupied West Bank has been hailed by Israelis but condemned by Palestinians, who are calling it the "Apartheid Road".  It's the first operational section of

Friday marks the 21st day of the partial US government shutdown, same as the previous longest consecutive shutdown in the country's history. It is also the day federal workers are due for their payments.

The United States-led coalition against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS) has started the process of withdrawing from Syria, its spokesperson has said. The coalition "has begun