The number of recorded novel coronavirus cases in the six Gulf Arab states has doubled in three months to over 800,000, according to a Reuters tally. All countries have lifted internal curfews and lockdowns, but restrictions on gatherings and foreign travel remain, and social distancing...

Russia said on Tuesday new US sanctions against Iran would have no political or practical consequences for Moscow's cooperation with Tehran, the Interfax news agency reported, citing Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov. The United States Monday slapped new sanctions on Iran's defense...

Palestine has quit its current chairmanship of Arab League meetings, the Palestinian foreign minister said Tuesday, condemning as dishonorable any Arab agreement to establish formal ties with Israel. Palestinians see the accords which the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain signed with Israel...

Rescue workers and sniffer dogs scoured the ruins of a collapsed apartment building looking for any sign of life Tuesday, as the death toll climbed to 20 a day after the disaster struck in Bhiwandi town on the northeast outskirts of Mumbai. There were no reliable estimates of the number of...