India said on Tuesday that 39 Indians, who were believed to have been kidnapped by Daesh (ISIS) militants in Iraq in 2014, had been confirmed dead after their bodies were found. The bodies were recovered from a mass grave and DNA tests had confirmed them to be those of the...

Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, also known as 'MBS,' has said he will not apologize for his luxury lifestyle and lavish spending. In a wide-ranging interview ahead of a visit to the U.S., MBS told CBS News that his personal finances are a private matter. The prince will...

Egypt’s state censors prohibited the performance of a play just hours before its Sunday premiere in Cairo, the latest episode in authorities’ unrelenting crackdown on free speech. Director Ahmed El Attar cancelled the Sunday and Monday showings of Before The Revolution, a two-actor piece...

Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas directly accused Hamas on Monday of carrying out a bomb attack against prime minister Rami Hamdallah in Gaza last week, threatening fresh sanctions against them. Abbas had previously said the Islamist group was responsible as it controls security in...