Bethlehem, Occupied West Bank - The town of Bethlehem is geared up for the Christmas season. A net of lights strings from building to building, creating a canopy over the town's famous Manger Square.

Saudi Arabia's finance minister said on Wednesday he wasn't concerned about current oil prices impacting spending plans in 2019 as money from an anti-corruption drive will bring in billions of dollars. Mohammed al-Jadaan told

Chechnya's most popular video blogger, Tumso Abdurakhmanov, has been in hiding in Poland for years. He fled his hometown after receiving death threats by government leaders but now he may be forced to go

It has been 27 years since the end of the Cold War. However, the heat is on again between the United States and Russia over missiles and nuclear weapons. US President Donald Trump accuses

WASHINGTON: The United States has defeated Daesh in Syria, Donald Trump claimed on Wednesday, adding that it was the only reason he had kept troops in the country. His comments came after US officials told

BEIRUT: Lebanon's finance and foreign ministers will retain their posts, a senior official said on Wednesday, as rival parties near a breakthrough in talks on forming a new coalition government.Ali Hassan Khalil, a top

The Saudi-led Arab coalition destroyed a drone and its launch pad on Wednesday at Sanaa International Airport. The coalition said that the drone was in the preparation stage for its launch before it was destroyed.

The governor of Democratic Republic of Congo's capital, Kinshasa, has banned campaigning in the city ahead of Sunday's presidential vote for security reasons, a move denounced by the opposition. Andre Kimbuta, a member of

South Africa issued an arrest warrant for Zimbabwe's former first lady Grace Mugabe over an alleged assault of a model in Johannesburg last year, a police spokesman said on Wednesday. After the alleged beating with

Saudi Arabia's stock market plummeted following an oil price drop and the 2019 budget release, while Dubai's index rebounded from this year's worst performance in the Middle East and North Africa. Wednesday's 1.1 percent