Riyadh’s Ritz ‘luxury prison’ reopens after graft crackdown
Riyadh's Ritz-Carlton welcomed back guests with Arabic coffee and dates Sunday, as it reopened for business more than three months after becoming a gilded...
Iraqi migrant suspected in rape and murder of German girl
German officials on Thursday said an Iraqi man suspected of raping and killing a 14-year-old girl had likely fled the country and returned to...
Berlin film draws attentions to immigrants’ crisis
Films at this week's Berlinale have launched searing criticisms of capitalism and global inequality.
In "Los Lobos", a young, recently widowed Mexican nurse sets off...
Saudi Arabia aims for social overhaul in reform plan
Saudi Arabia's sweeping plans to overhaul its economy in coming years are matched by proposals for social transformation that extend to ways of tackling...
Israeli hospital Sheba, UAE’s APEX to develop health technologies
JERUSALEM, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Israel's Sheba Medical Center and the United Arab Emirates's APEX National Investment said on Thursday they signed a preliminary...
With days to go, rival camps bicker over teams for Syria peace talks
Syrian peace talks will go ahead in Geneva, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry insisted on Thursday, but with just days to go, rival...
Facebook apologizes for the terrible translation of the Chinese President’s name
Facebook apologized Saturday for a distasteful mistranslation of Chinese President Xi Jinping's name from Burmese language posts during his visit to Myanmar.
As his name...
Watchdog orders Netflix to block “Cuties” film in Turkey
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's broadcasting watchdog said on Thursday it was ordering the U.S. online streaming service Netflix to block access to the soon-to-be-released...
For Saudi Arabia, a coming-out party at Cannes
Saudi Arabia came to the world's largest film market to declare its newly launched film industry "open for business, but largely avoided questions about...
Israel suspends plan to tax Jerusalem church properties
Jerusalem's mayor on Tuesday suspended a plan to impose taxes on properties owned by Christian churches, backing away from a move that had...
