Beirut search effort sparked by dog stops, no survivor found
BEIRUT (AP) — A search operation of a building that collapsed during last month’s deadly blast in Beirut stopped on Sunday after rescue workers...
Passenger bombed on Somali plane meant for Turkish Airlines
A man suspected of detonating a bomb on a Somali passenger plane had initially intended to board a Turkish Airlines flight, the company's chief...
Syria peace talks struggle to get off ground
The UN special envoy for Syria faced an uphill task in Geneva on Monday to get talks to end the brutal civil war off...
Oil dips in Asia amid Saudi Arabia output boost reports
Oil prices eased slightly in Asia Thursday amid reports OPEC kingpin Saudi Arabia would further raise output in August.
Prices hit five-week highs this week,...
A letter from Hajj
Haj is one of the 5 pillars of Islam, required to be performed once in a lifetime by able-bodied Muslims who are also financially...
Turkey to offer work permits for Syrian refugees
Turkey is to grant work permits to Syrian refugees, an official statement said Friday, in a key move which could allow Syrians to build...
Egypt court acquits former PM Ahmed Nazif
Egypt's top appeals court acquitted on Wednesday Hosni Mubarak's last prime minister of corruption charges after overturning his sentence for illegal profiteering, his lawyer...
World Cup: FIFA to debate expanding tournament to 40 teams
Fifa will debate a proposal to expand the World Cup from 32 teams to 40.
The change can be approved by Fifa's executive committee without...
Saudi Patriot 'intercepts' Scud fired from Sanaa, Yemen
A Patriot missile shot down a Scud fired from the Yemeni capital towards southern Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, the Saudi-led coalition told AFP, the...
Hariri urges Saudi King Salman not to abandon Lebanon
Lebanese Sunni politician Saad al-Hariri on Monday urged Saudi Arabia not to abandon Lebanon after it halted aid to the army, reflecting concerns that...
