Middle East

Israel is pressing ahead with construction of an underground barrier along the border with the Gaza Strip in an ambitious…

Sultan Hossaini sent three of his children from their rural home to the capital, Kabul, hoping they would gain degrees…

Yemen’s Central Bank says the Saudi-led coalition is “strangling” the economy by preventing planes from flying in newly-minted cash, reflecting…

The Taliban have sent an “open letter” to President Donald Trump, reiterating their calls for America to leave Afghanistan after…

Iran’s president issued a direct threat to the West on Tuesday, claiming his country is capable of restarting its nuclear…

Libyan militiamen have abducted one of the country’s former prime ministers in the capital, Tripoli, witnesses said Monday. They say…

Since his family fled civil war in Syria five years ago, 15-year-old Ali al-Sbehi hasn’t set foot in a school.…

Saudi Arabia’s new crown prince hopes to transform the kingdom and modernize society, but the planned execution of 14 Shia…

The odds had been stacked against Hajar, a lion cub born just hours after her mother Dana, rescued from a…

A second humanitarian group in two days has reluctantly decided to suspend migrant rescues in the Mediterranean Sea due to…