Secret talks and quiet ties — that's what paved the way for last week's deal between the United Arab Emirates and Israel to normalize relations. Touted by President Donald Trump as a major Mideast breakthrough, the agreement was in fact the culmination of more than a decade of quiet links...

Mali's president announced his resignation and the dissolving of parliament early Wednesday after he was arrested by mutinying soldiers. "I want no blood to be spilled to keep me in power," Ibrahim Boubacar Keita said in a brief address broadcast on state television. Keita also...

From former fighters repairing damaged buildings to rural women preparing meals, people from across Lebanon have stepped in to help businesses set up to do good after the seismic port explosion in Beirut. The Aug. 4 blast, which officials have blamed on more than 2,000 tonnes of ammonium...

After a resounding defeat in the UN Security Council, the United States is poised to call for the United Nations to reimpose sanctions on Iran under a rarely used diplomatic maneuver - a move that is likely to further isolate the Trump administration and may set off a credibility crisis for the...

An inspired Neymar helped Paris Saint-Germain reach the Champions League final on Tuesday, but the fact that the Brazilian was not their best player against RB Leipzig says everything about the frightening strength of Thomas Tuchel's team and shows why they can be confident of lifting the...

The anti-corruption protests that have been roiling in the streets of the Bulgarian capital Sofia for the past six weeks have united people from across the country and all walks of life. The faces of the protesters are as diverse as the country itself and they all share one aim: forcing the...

Israeli warplanes bombed the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip overnight after Palestinians fired a rocket into southern Israel, the army said. The latest exchange came as Israel warned Hamas it was risking "war" by failing to stop fire balloons being launched across the border. Egyptian security...

Israel and Sudan Tuesday said they are close to reaching a peace agreement - setting the stage for a second dramatic diplomatic breakthrough for Israel with its Arab neighbors in a matter of days. A Sudanese Foreign Ministry official announced that his government is "looking forward to...

An increase in the number of coronavirus cases over the past two weeks is "alarming" and may herald further increases in the near future, the United Arab Emirates' health minister said Tuesday. The UAE registered 365 new cases and two deaths over the last 24 hours, the government said,...

Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak has tested positive for COVID-19, the nation’s prime minister announced on Tuesday. Speaking at a meeting in the city of Blagoveshchensk in the Russian Far East, Mikhail Mishustin said Novak came with him to join the meeting but left for Moscow after...

A UN-backed tribunal on Tuesday finds the main defendant, Salim Jamil Ayyash, guilty of bombing that killed former Lebanese premier Rafik al-Hariri. Ayyash was a member of the Iran-backed Hezbollah group, and according to prosecutors, he used a cellphone which was critical in the attack....

Thousands of people were evicted across India during lockdowns to contain the coronavirus pandemic, with millions more at risk of being uprooted as authorities push infrastructure projects to spur economic growth, housing rights campaigners said. At least 20,000 people were evicted from...

The head of Israel's foreign intelligence service Mossad met the national security adviser of the United Arab Emirates during a visit to Abu Dhabi, UAE state news agency WAM said Tuesday. Israel and the United Arab Emirates said on Thursday they would normalize diplomatic ties and forge a...

Iran said on Tuesday it would wait for the World Health Organization's approval before buying a coronavirus vaccine unveiled last week by Russia. Russia said on August 11 that it had developed the world's first vaccine offering "sustainable immunity" against COVID-19 and was in the final...

It felt like an eternity rather than just a few minutes as haute couture fashion designer Elie Saab scrambled to make sure his 200 staff members, including his son, were safe when this month's massive explosion shook Beirut. Like many Lebanese on Aug. 4 when chemicals at the port detonated,...

Jordan has resorted to extraordinary measures to limit media coverage of its closure of the opposition-led teachers' union, reflecting a wider "slide into repression," Human Rights Watch said Tuesday. Authorities closed the Teachers' Syndicate and arrested its leaders on July 25 after it...

Gaza's lone power plant shut down Tuesday, less than a week after Israel suspended fuel shipments to the Palestinian enclave over the launching of incendiary balloons that have caused brush fires in southern Israel. Gaza, run by Hamas Islamists, relies on Israel for most of its energy...

Israel's Aviation Links said Tuesday it would start selling vacation packages to Rixos hotels in the United Arab Emirates, the latest deal in the wake of the countries agreeing to normalize relations. The agreement is the first in the tourism industry after Israel and the United Arab...

Countries putting their own interests ahead of others in trying to ensure supplies of a possible coronavirus vaccine are making the pandemic worse, World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Tuesday. "(Acting) strategically and globally is actually in each country's...

An ultra-modern vertical farm in the middle of the desert stands as a testament to Dubai's determination to spark a "green revolution" to overcome its dependence on food imports. Al-Badia market garden farm produces an array of vegetable crops in multi-storey format, carefully controlling...