DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Peering out into the darkened audience of a Dubai bar, comedian Imah Dumagay leaned into the microphone and addressed the mistaken perception that many people have across the Middle East when they see a Filipina at a nightclub. “I am from the...

Earth is getting so hot that temperatures in about a decade will probably blow past a level of warming that world leaders have sought to prevent, according to a report released Monday that the United Nations called a “code red for humanity.” “It’s just guaranteed that it’s...

The Israeli army on Monday demolished commercial and agricultural structures and detained eight Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. Israeli forces razed six Palestinian facilities in the town of Ya'bad, southeast of Jenin, the town’s mayor, Samer Abu Bakr, told Anadolu Agency. He...

Energy giant Saudi Aramco said Sunday its second quarter profits for 2021 had nearly quadrupled compared to the same period last year on the back of higher oil prices. The company's success comes after its debts climbed last year, when Saudi Arabia was hammered by the double whammy of...