Rights groups condemn Saudi women activists’ arrests
International rights groups have condemned the arrests this week of at least seven prominent Saudi Arabian women's rights activists who previously campaigned for the...
Saudi film "Barakah yoqabil Barakah" shown at Berlin festival
It's rare that a Saudi Arabian film is shown at a major film festival, but Mahmoud Sabbagh's "Barakah yoqabil Barakah" (Barakah Meets Barakah) has...
Lebanese forces used excessive force in blast protests
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanese security forces used excessive force, including firing live ammunition, against anti-government protesters after the Beirut port explosion, Human Rights Watch...
Saudi Arabia to host first Arab Fashion Week
Saudi Arabia is set to host in March its first ever Arab Fashion Week, the Arab Fashion Council announced Monday, overturning decades of draconian...
Soldier to receive Medal of Honor for Iraq hostage rescue
DELRAY BEACH, Fla. (AP) — An American soldier who helped rescue about 70 hostages set to be executed by Islamic State militants in Iraq...
Yemen shells wound 2 in Saudi border zone
Shelling from Yemen has wounded two people in southern Saudi Arabia, the kingdom's civil defence agency said late Thursday, in a rare breach of...
Malaysia elephant sanctuary trumpets effort to cut human-animal conflict
A herd of elephants tramp through jungle before lumbering into a river under the watchful gaze of their keepers, training at a Malaysian sanctuary...
Instagram fights misinformation over Coronavirus
In a step to stop the spread of misinformation on the image-centric social network, Instagram said Tuesday it was ramping up efforts to promote...
Religious police berate gloveless woman
A video of a Saudi religious policeman shouting at a veiled woman and barring her from entering a shop for not wearing gloves has...
Israeli police say Palestinian has stabbed Israeli to death
JERUSALEM (AP) — A Palestinian who entered Israel from the occupied West Bank on a work permit stabbed an Israeli to death on Wednesday...
