Saudi Arabia plans to start issuing tourist visas "soon," authorities said Tuesday, as the ultra-conservative kingdom seeks to attract international visitors in a radical overhaul of its oil-dependent economy. Tourism is seen as a major driver of growth as the kingdom attempts to wean...
Egypt's military said Tuesday its air force had carried out a desert raid, killing "a large number of terrorist elements" responsible for the deaths of 16 policemen earlier this month. The policemen were killed in an Oct. 20 shootout with militants on the road between Cairo and the...
Bahrain's lower court jailed 10 Shiite men to life terms Tuesday on charges of plotting attacks a day after the Gulf state sentenced 19 others to lengthy prison terms. Three were sentenced in absentia after fleeing to Iran, Ahmad al-Hamadi, head of the counter-terrorism...
A large explosion hit the Afghan capital Kabul Tuesday, in an area housing foreign embassies and government departments, causing numerous casualties. A Reuters television team counted eight people who appeared to have been killed, besides several wounded at the scene, which was...
