Middle East
Asians Stuck In Saudi After Qatari Bosses Ordered Out
Asian migrants working as domestic staff and farmers are stranded in Saudi Arabia -- potentially illegally -- after...
Qataris Hire Swiss Lawyers To Sue Gulf ‘siege’ States
A top Qatari human rights group said Wednesday it will employ Swiss lawyers to seek compensation for those impacted by...
Qatar Says Garcia Report ‘vindicates’ 2022 World Cup Bid
Qatar World Cup organisers said on Wednesday that the surprise publication of FIFA's Garcia report "vindicated the...
Qatar Slams Saudi Refusal To Negotiate
Qatar on Wednesday condemned Saudi Arabia's refusal to negotiate the demands of the kingdom and its allies for ending a...
Venezuela President Claims Coup, Harangues Trump
Venezuela's embattled president Tuesday repeated claims of a US-backed coup attempt against him and angrily warned...
UN Envoy Optimistic Over Syria Talks In July
The UN envoy for Syria said Tuesday he hoped that talks set to begin next week in Astana would help create favorable...
Former Syrian Defence Minister Dies In Paris
Syria's former defence minister Mustafa Tlass, a close friend of President Bashar al-Assad's father and predecessor...
From Backwater To Metropolis
Modern-day Hong Kong is best known for its sprawl of skyscrapers, a bustling financial hub off the southern coast of...
Tillerson To Meet Qatari Counterpart In Washington
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will meet with his Qatari counterpart Tuesday in Washington, after the US...
Key US Republican Threatens To Block Arms To Gulf
A top Republican lawmaker on Monday threatened to block US arms sales to members of the six-nation Gulf Cooperation...
Bahrain Accuses Qatar of ‘military Escalation’
Bahrain's foreign minister on Monday accused Qatar of a "military escalation" in the Gulf diplomatic crisis, an...
Abducted Priest Seen Alive As Islamists Hold Out In Philippines
A Roman Catholic priest abducted by Islamist militants who seized parts of a southern Philippine city has been seen...
Iran Seeks Stronger Ties With Qatar
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Sunday said his country wants to bolster ties with Qatar and rejected a Saudi-led...
US Urges Qatar and Saudi-Led Group To ‘lower Rhetoric’
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson called Sunday for a "lowering of rhetoric" between Qatar and a four-nation group...
Iraq Forces Push Deep Into Devastated Old Mosul
Iraqi forces battled deep into the devastated historical heart of Mosul and closed in fast on the last pockets of...
Banned Bahraini Newspaper Fires Staff
A independent Bahraini newspaper has sacked its staff three weeks after Sunni-dominated authorities banned it on...
Egypt’s Sisi Ratifies Handover of Islands To Saudi Arabia
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi ratified a treaty that hands over two Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia in a deal...
Journalist With French TV Dies of Wounds From Mosul Blast
Journalist Veronique Robert, wounded in the same landmine blast that killed two colleagues in the Iraqi city of Mosul...
French TV Journalist Dies of Wounds From Mosul Blast
Journalist Veronique Robert, wounded in the same landmine blast that killed two colleagues in the Iraqi city of Mosul...