Qatar has approved legislation to scrap controversial exit visas which require all foreign workers to obtain their employers' permission to leave the country, according to official statements published Tuesday. There are some two million foreign workers in Qatar, many employed directly...

Hundreds of Yemenis took to the streets of Aden Sunday to protest against the rising cost of living in the war-torn country, as the local currency plummets against the dollar. For more than a year, the government has been unable to pay salaries, and the riyal has lost more than...

An air attack by the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen last month that killed dozens of people, including children travelling on a bus, lacked military justification and requires a review of the rules of engagement, a coalition body said on Saturday. The rare concession by the Joint Incident...

Heavy air strikes targeted the international airport in Yemen's rebel-held capital and an adjacent airbase early Tuesday, residents said, with rebels blaming the Arab coalition fighting on the side of the government. The raids began at around midnight and lasted half an hour, according...