The bodies of 18 people kidnapped hours earlier by men in army uniforms were found abandoned north of Baghdad on Friday, the latest troubling sign of worsening violence in Iraq. The killings come amid a surge in violence that has included multiple attacks with victims snatched from...
Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz received a phone call on Wednesday from U.S. President Barack Obama during which the two leaders discussed bilateral ties and regional issues, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. The phone conversation came days after the United States...
Protesters set fire to the office of Tunisia’s Islamist ruling party Ennahda in the city of Siliana as demonstrations erupted nationwide against tough economic conditions. General strikes were called in the northwestern city of Siliana, Gafsa and in Gabes, which is along...
Dubai has won in its bid for the World Expo 2020. In the third and final round Dubai received 116 votes of a possible 132. It got through to the final round of voting with 87 votes - that's 52%, after Izmir, Turkey was eliminated with just 36 votes, Russia...
