Human rights groups urged three Gulf Arab states Wednesday to lift bans on free internet calls to help their large migrant workforces stay in touch during the coronavirus pandemic. Oman, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates have long blocked many voice and video calling apps on the grounds of...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- Torture footage of kidnapped citizens from the southern Daraa province has sparked the residents' anger who believe that the state of civil peace with neighboring Sweida province is fraught.  Activists said an armed group operating in the adjacent...

 Israel called Tuesday for the immediate resumption of talks on the return of four Israelis held for years in the Gaza Strip after the Palestinian territory's Hamas rulers said they might be willing to move forward on the issue. Last week, Israel linked any future coronavirus aid to...

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was in intensive care on Tuesday after receiving oxygen support when his coronavirus symptoms worsened, leaving his foreign minister to lead the government's response to the accelerating outbreak. Johnson's personal battle with the virus has shaken the...