Afghanistan amid corruption and financial crisis
U.S. seeks a peace deal with Taliban to withdraw its troops from the country.
Afghanistan will need vast amounts of foreign funding to keep its...
At least 4 officers killed in Saudi bombings
Suicide bombers struck three cities across Saudi Arabia on Monday, killing at least four security officers in an apparently coordinated campaign of attacks as...
A peek into the Saudi economic reform plan
Here are the main points of the "Saudi Vision 2030" economic reform plan announced by Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and approved by...
Famine threatens half of Yemen
Nearly half of Yemen's 22 provinces on the verge of famine as result of the war there and more than 13 million people need...
France sees 'alarming' rise in Islamophobia acts after Paris jihadist attacks
France saw a sixfold rise in anti-Muslim acts in the first quarter of the year, fueled by the Paris jihadist attacks, the National Observatory...
Benghazi clash on the Hill
Whether it's a fact-finding mission as Republicans insist or the political witch hunt that Democrats anticipate, the congressional committee investigating the deadly 2012 attack...
Syrian opposition's Manna demands UN rethink talks invites
A Syrian opposition group has called on the United Nations to rethink its decision about who to invite for peace talks in Geneva and...
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...
UN condemns Syria regime attacks on civilians
The United Nations aid chief on Monday condemned attacks on civilians in and near the Syrian capital as "unacceptable," a day after more than...
Yemen peace talks struggle amid intensifying clashes
U.N.-sponsored Yemeni peace talks were struggling amid disputes over releasing prisoners, sources close to the talks said on Thursday, as local officials reported intensifying...
