Israeli forces have shot and killed a Palestinian woman as thousands demonstrated along the Gaza Strip's perimeter fence, according to Gaza's health ministry. The spokesperson for the ministry, Ashraf al-Qedra, said 43-year-old Amal al-Taramsi

Beijing (CNN)Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on Friday appointed a senior figure from her pro-independence ruling party as the island's new Premier amid growing tensions with China. Su Tseng-chang, 71, a former chairman of the

Cairo (CNN)"Yes, we can!" an Egyptian friend bellowed over the phone to me after hearing Barack Obama's June 2009 speech in Cairo.I was here, in the Egyptian capital, to cover that speech. Almost ten

(CNN)There was a time not so long ago in South Africa when people like Siya Kolisi weren't supposed to captain the country's beloved rugby team. Even a career as a professional sportsman seemed a

(CNN) — The spectacular Azure Window rock arch on Malta's island of Gozo was once a Mediterranean must-see sunset spot that formed the backdrop to scenes in "Game of Thrones." Now an innovative new

(CNN) — The last person to officially record seeing a land iguana on Santiago Island in the Galapagos was Charles Darwin in 1835. After that, iguanas were erased from the island, wiped out by

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

DUBAI: The UN envoy to Yemen said he was “alarmed” over the escalation of violence after a rebel drone attack on the country’s largest air base killed six loyalist soldiers. In tweets posted overnight

DUBAI: Attendees to the papal mass in Abu Dhabi on Feb. 5 can now register online, a Catholic church body in the region has announced. Residents from the UAE, Oman and Yemen who would

The United States plans to jointly host a global summit focused on Iran and the Middle East next month in Poland, the US State Department has said. The international gathering will take place in