The United Arab Emirates named the next two astronauts in its space program Saturday, including the country's first female astronaut. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the ruler of Dubai who also serves as the autocratically ruled country's prime minister and vice president, named...

The German government on Friday expressed deep concern over the ongoing humanitarian situation in Yemen ahead of next week’s high-profile international meeting in Berlin aimed at restoring a comprehensive cease-fire in the war-torn country. Speaking at a news conference in the German...

Kuwait's State Security Agency has referred a large company for investigation into alleged money laundering after it was found to have had financial ties with the so-called Iranian Fouad Network, local media have reported. According to Al-Qabas, a security source said that suspicious...

Jordan's insistence that its palace feud has been resolved and its sweeping ban on media coverage may temporarily quiet dissent, but major challenges loom for the Western-allied monarchy long seen as a lynchpin of regional stability. The whereabouts of King Abdullah II's half brother,...