Abu Dhabi, the conservative capital of the United Arab Emirates, is eliminating its licensing system for alcohol purchases for drinkers after Dubai repeatedly loosened its own rules to boost sales and tourism amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The emirate's Department of Culture and...

The number of novel coronavirus infections in Iran has risen by 3,341 in the past 24 hours, the highest daily tally since early June, taking total cases to 425,481, the health ministry spokeswoman told state TV Monday. Sima Sadat Lari said 177 people had died in the past day, pushing the...

Greece’s government spokesman says more than 200 people have tested positive for the coronavirus among thousands of asylum-seekers admitted to a new camp on the island of Lesbos after the old one burned down. Speaking during a regular briefing Monday, Stelios Petsas said 7,064 people who...

A Bulgarian court on Monday sentenced two men to life in prison over a deadly 2012 bus bomb attack on Israeli tourists at the country's Burgas airport. The attack in July 2012 killed five Israelis including a pregnant woman, their Bulgarian bus driver and the Franco-Lebanese who carried the...

The number two official in French President Emmanuel Macron's ruling party Monday stepped down, declaring the movement needed an "electric shock" after a string of electoral routs. The health of Macron's Republic on the Move (LREM) party, created for his successful 2017 presidential...

A Yemeni minister on Monday accused Iran of exporting terrorism and chaos in the region. The accusation by Information Minister Moammar al-Eryani followed the US move to re-impose sanctions on Iran. "Tehran regime exploited the [nuclear] agreement to expand its hostile policies and to...

The main opposition leader of Belarus urged the European Union Monday to approve sanctions on officials accused of rigging the presidential election last month, travelling to Brussels to tell the bloc's foreign ministers to show courage. Despite a sixth straight weekend of mass protests...

Facebook is launching a new initiative this week to encourage Americans to vote in the upcoming presidential election, the latest effort by the social network to prove it is a responsible player on the internet. The tech titan will kick off Monday a massive campaign encouraging people to...

Turkey's agreements and cooperation with Libya's internationally recognized government will continue despite Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj's desire to quit, Presidential Spokesman Ibrahim Kalin was quoted as saying Monday. In June, Turkish military support helped Sarraj's Government of...

Senior Indian and Chinese military commanders are holding talks Monday aimed at resolving a tense monthslong standoff along their disputed border in the mountainous Ladakh region. Details of the talks, held on the Chinese side in the Moldo area facing the Indian-controlled Ladakh region,...

Oil prices fell on Monday on the potential return of output from Libya as rising coronavirus cases also added to worries about global demand, although a tropical storm heading for the U.S. Gulf of Mexico limited losses. Brent crude was down 33 cents, or 0.8%, at $42.82 a barrel by 0645...

The United States on Monday will sanction more than two dozen people and entities involved in Iran’s nuclear, missile and conventional arms programs, a senior U.S. official said, putting teeth behind U.N. sanctions on Tehran that Washington argues have resumed despite the opposition of allies...

At least eight people are dead after a three-story building collapsed early Monday in Maharashtra state, according to officials. “Five teams of NDRF are working on the rescue operation since 5 AM IST (11:30 PM GMT) on Monday after the news of building collapse. Another 20-25 feared...

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden hammered President Donald Trump and leading Senate Republicans for trying to rush a replacement for the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, as pressure mounted on senators to support or oppose a quick vote to fill the seat. As the Senate returned to...

Bahrain said Monday it broke up a plot by militants backed by Iran earlier this year to launch attacks on diplomats and foreigners in the island nation home to the US Navy's 5th Fleet. The announcement came hours after Saudi state television and a Bahraini local newspaper implied the plot...

A Bulgarian court is due to deliver its verdict Monday in a trial over a deadly 2012 bus bomb attack on Israeli tourists at the country's Burgas airport. The attack in July 2012 killed five Israelis including a pregnant woman, their Bulgarian bus driver and the man who carried the...

Lebanon on Sunday held a concert for the victims of last month's deadly Beirut blast in the grounds of a 19th-century palace wrecked by the massive explosion. The August 4 blast at the capital's port killed more than 190 people, wounded thousands and destroyed or damaged buildings across...

Paris Saint-Germain defeated on Sunday Nice 3-0 in an away game to record their second victory in the 2020-2021 Ligue 1 season. Kylian Mbappe scored in his returning game after missing three matches after contracting the novel coronavirus. Angel Di Maria and Marquinhos also scored, and...

Bahrain said on Sunday it had foiled a “terrorist attack” backed by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Saudi state television Al-Ekhbariya and a local Bahraini newspaper reported, both citing Bahrain’s interior ministry. Bahrain, host to the U.S. Navy’s Fifth Fleet and other...

Top seeds Novak Djokovic and Simona Halep both advanced to the finals of the Italian Open on Sunday as fans returned to the stands at the Foro Italico for the first time this week. World number one Djokovic booked a place in a 10th Rome final with a 7-5, 6-3 win over Norway's Casper Ruud....