BEIRUT: The leader of Shiite group Hezbollah said on Friday a new Lebanese government must listen to the demands that fueled protests against the country’s rulers and led Saad Al-Hariri to quit as prime

CAIRO: Abuse of women and children is a topic that has long been silenced or tabooed in many cultures worldwide, including in the Middle East.  Social entrepreneur Laila Risgallah has made it her life’s

Police in Vietnam and Ireland have made three new arrests in the sprawling investigation into the deaths of 39 people found in a refrigerated truck container in southeast England last week. Two people suspected

Right-wing, anti-immigrant Eurosceptic populist Nigel Farage has urged Prime Minister Boris Johnson to follow Donald Trump's advice and join forces with his Brexit Party in Britain's pre-Christmas general election. Farage opened his election campaign

JERUSALEM: Israel has approved the construction of 2,342 settler homes in the occupied West Bank, settlement watchdog Peace Now said on Thursday.It said the decision was taken on October 10 and that 59 percent

JERUSALEM: Israel has approved the construction of 2,342 settler homes in the occupied West Bank, settlement watchdog Peace Now said on Thursday.It said the decision was taken on October 10 and that 59 percent

Social media has transformed the way we debate politics. Donald Trump, the president of the United States, often uses Twitter to announce new policies, attack an opponent or even re-tweet what many consider to

At least 78 people were killed in protests in Ethiopia last week against the treatment of a highly influential activist and media entrepreneur, a spokeswoman for Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has said. Billene Seyoum told

GCC defense ministers: Al-Baghdadi’s killing important step in eliminating Daesh’s cells RIYADH: The death of Daesh leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi is an important step in eliminating the terrorist organization's cells, Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) defense ministers said on Wednesday. 

RIYADH: UAE troops have ended their mission in Aden and transferred military control to Saudi and Yemeni forces.  The announcement from the General Command of the UAE Armed Forces brings to an end more