Middle East

(Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Monday pardoned former U.S. Army Lieutenant Michael Behenna, who was imprisoned for five years…

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanese central bank employees went on strike on Monday over state budget proposals that would cut their…

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A sudden White House announcement that a U.S. aircraft carrier and a bomber wing…

(CNN) — There are about 7.6 billion people in the world. And around 24% of them — 1.8 billion —…

The Turkish opposition candidate was stripped of his mayoral post after a controversial order to re-run the Istanbul vote was…

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A lawyer says imprisoned Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan has called on hundreds of hunger-striking prisoners…

JERUSALEM (AP) — For 12 years, Israel has maintained a blockade over the Gaza Strip, seeking to weaken the territory’s…

Alireza says he used to dream of a better future in Iran and even saw himself getting a new car…

 DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates says it has released a Qatari naval vessel and four…

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Many Muslims around the world began fasting Monday to mark the start of the…