Surge of American tourists tests limits of Cuba
Cuba's tourism industry is under unprecedented strain and struggling to meet demand with record numbers of visitors arriving a year after detente with the...
Saudi Arabia: 93 people with Isis links arrested in recent months
Authorities say they have foiled Islamic State plans to carry out terrorist attacks including a strike on the US embassy in the capital
Riyadh,...
Riyadh, Tehran tone down rhetoric on Haj dead
Both countries’ ministers exchange condolences, agree to repatriate dead pilgrims
Iran and Saudi Arabia sought to tone down a war of words over last week’s...
Caught off-guard by Zika, Brazil struggles with deformed babies
Angela Rocha, a pediatrician in northeastern Brazil, measures the head of a child born with microcephaly, a tragic neurological complication linked to Zika, the...
Syria, Yemen, Libya — one factor unites these failed states, and it isn’t religion
As world leaders gather in Paris this week to address climate change, they will labor under the shadow of recent attacks by Islamic State....
Syrian opposition seeks unified front at Riyadh conference
The aim is to weld them into a coherent negotiating team for talks with the Syrian regime in early January.
A tall order, given that...
Israeli political turmoil deepens upon Netanyahu ally resignation
The resignation of Isreal’s parliament speaker, Yuli Edelstein, clears the way for the opposition to move forward with efforts in parliament to topple Prime...
In ISIS battle, Cairo struggles to rally armed Sinai tribes
An Egyptian military effort to recruit and arm tribal fighters to take on Islamic State (ISIS) militants in the Sinai is failing, according to...
Sales down 70% in Turkey’s Markets due to virus
Due to Coronavirus, Turkey suspended collective mosque prayers until further notice to limit the spread of the virus, while ordering the closure of public...
Coronavirus outbreak in a migrant hotel in Greece
After 150 people tested positive for the new Coronavirus in a migrant hotel and a nearby town on Tuesday, Greece quarantined the place.
A total...
