Geography of Asia
Trump Reviews Option To Move US Embassy To Jerusalem
US President Donald Trump will decide on Thursday whether to renew a legal waiver that delays an eventual move of the...
Ex-Worker Kills Two Staff At Saudi School
A 'disgruntled' ex-employee of a Saudi private school shot dead two staff members and injured a third, the school's...
US-Led Strike Kills Founder of IS Propaganda Agency
A US-led coalition air strike on eastern Syria has killed a founder of the Islamic State group's notorious Amaq...
Sri Lanka Bans Open Garbage Dumping To Protect Elephants
Authorities in Sri Lanka on Wednesday banned the open dumping of garbage near wildlife sanctuaries to discourage...
Kuwait Court Condemns 7 To Death For Raping Disabled Boy
Seven men have been sentenced to death for raping a disabled boy in Kuwait and threatening to leak footage of the...
Britain’s May In Saudi Arabia Seeking Deals
British Prime Minister Theresa May held talks with Saudi officials on Tuesday, hoping to tap the oil-rich kingdom's...
Five Questions On Trump’s Potential Move of US Israel Embassy
US President Donald Trump faces a Thursday deadline to decide whether to move the US embassy in Israel to the disputed...
Iran TV Uses Green Screen To Bypass Headscarf Rules
For Iranian viewers sitting down for this year's primetime historical drama during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan,...
Indian Navy Plucks 27 Cyclone Survivors From Sea
An Indian navy ship has plucked 27 people from rough seas off Bangladesh, officials said Wednesday, a day after Cyclone...
Saudi Aramco-Hyundai In $5.2 Bn Shipyard Deal
Saudi Aramco is to build the region's biggest shipyard in a $5.2 billion joint venture with South Korea's Hyundai Heavy...
Six Days That Changed the Face of the Middle East
The Arab-Israeli war of June 1967, or Six-Day War, radically changed the map of the Middle East. Between June 5 and 10,...
50 Years After Six-Day War, Israeli-Palestinian Divide Widens
Israelis and Palestinians mark 50 years since the Six-Day War next week as the gap between them further widens, with...
Question On Saudi Democracy Gives State Dept Pause
US officials came out Tuesday to praise and defend President Donald Trump's first Middle East tour, but one question...
UN Urges Morocco and Algeria To Help Stranded Syrians
The UN refugee agency on Tuesday urged Morocco and Algeria to provide safe passage for dozens of Syrian refugees...
Putin ‘convinced’ Damascus Not Behind April Chemical Attack
Russian President Vladimir Putin, in an interview published Tuesday, said he was "convinced" the Syrian government was...
Ministers Paint Stark Picture of Syria Economy
With oil production at its lowest in years, a total halt in phosphate exports and power generation sharply reduced,...
Norway ‘regrets’ Saudi Activist Deportation From Qatar
Norway says it "regrets" Qatar's expulsion of a Saudi Arabian human rights activist on his way to claim refugee status...
Baghdad Blasts Kill 27 As Iraq Forces Battle IS In Mosul
Two bombings killed at least 27 people and wounded more than 100 in Baghdad, officials said Tuesday, as Iraqi forces...
UK Journalist Faces Thai Jail For Carrying Protective Gear
A British journalist faces jail time after he was arrested at Thailand's main airport with a gas mask and plates for a...