Abu Dhabi's Crown Prince said Wednesday the United Arab Emirates is working with Arab countries to guarantee maritime freedom in the region, Emirates news agency (WAM) reported. Hosting Jordan's King Abdullah, on an official visit to Emirates, Crown Prince Mohammad bin Zayed al-Nahyan said...

An Italian hostage is on his way home after more than two years in captivity in Syria, where an unknown number of foreigners remain missing eight years into the country's devastating war. Alessandro Sandrini, 32, disappeared in October 2016 after going on holiday to Turkey. His hair...

Iranian and U.S. leaders have reassured their nations that they do not seek war. But among ordinary Iranians who already face hardship from tightening sanctions, nerves are being strained by worry that the situation could slip out of control. In interviews conducted from outside the country...

Sudan’s military wants to hand power to a democratically elected government as soon as possible in the tumultuous aftermath of former president Omar al-Bashir’s overthrow, a prominent general said in an interview published on Wednesday. “We got tired. We want to hand over power today...