US Special Envoy Brian Hook said Sunday a deep rift among Gulf Arab states had gone on for too long and he urged them to rebuild trust and unity. Gulf states Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and non-Gulf state Egypt cut ties with Qatar in mid-2017 over accusations it supports...

Women across Turkey gathered Sunday in support of a landmark treaty on combating violence against women as fears grow over Ankara's possible withdrawal from the agreement. The demonstrations are part of the rising anger in Turkey at the growing number of women killed, including the murder...

A Zoroastrian priest who resided in the United States has been killed on a visit to Iran, the country's judiciary said in local media reports Sunday. The body of Arash Kasravi was found in the central province of Kerman alongside those of two other people who were not members of the...

Libya's UN-recognized government has disavowed a visit by French philosopher Bernard-Henri Levy, a champion of the 2011 ouster of longtime dictator Moamer Kadhafi whose standing has plummeted since the uprising. Across Libya, the euphoria of the NATO-backed rebellion has long since faded as...