Warring Afghans meet to find peace after decades of war
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Afghanistan’s warring sides started negotiations for the first time, bringing together the Taliban and delegates appointed by the...
Battle brews over economic policy in Turkey's AKP after election win
Behind its monolithic facade, a row over economic policy is raging in Turkey's AK Party as it readies for another four years in power,...
Rare cyclone batters Yemen, thousands flee homes
A cyclone with hurricane-force winds made landfall on Yemen's Arabian Sea coast on Tuesday, flooding the country's fifth-largest city Mukalla and sending thousands of...
Protests amid a countrywide lockdown in Lebanon
Lebanese lawmakers convened Tuesday inside a cavernous Beirut theater so that parliament members could observe social distancing measures imposed over the Coronavirus pandemic. Anti-government...
2.5% tax on unused urban land
In a landmark decision to address the growing housing shortage and to make homes more affordable, the Council of Ministers on Monday approved a...
Italy’s premier urges Lebanon to form Cabinet, start reforms
BEIRUT (AP) — Italy's prime minister said Tuesday his country will support Lebanon’s economic and social growth, expressing hopes that a new government is...
Egyptian forces kill 2 militants in clashes in Cairo
Egyptian security forces killed two suspected Islamist militants during clashes in the upscale Cairo district of Maadi on Wednesday, security sources said.
Egypt is trying...
Trump convention message cheers white supremacists
They don't like to be called white supremacists.
The well-dressed men who gathered in Cleveland's Ritz-Carlton bar after Donald Trump's speech accepting the Republican nomination...
Iraq passes bill to unlock funds for cash-strapped state
Iraqi lawmakers Wednesday passed a crucial bill allowing the country to finance a widening fiscal deficit amid an unprecedented economic crisis spurred by falling...
U.S. says ready to talk Middle East peace; Abbas calls for conference
The United States declared at the United Nations on Tuesday it was "ready to talk" with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, who rejected U.S.-led Middle...
