In their first appeared at press conference  held by Syrian media, the freed nuns have sparked outrage amid Bashar al-Assad’s loyalists as they said "We have been treated well by 'al-Jabha' Nusra Front," al-Qaeda-linked group. “We kept practicing our rituals,...

The Arab League on Sunday endorsed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's rejection of Israel's demand for recognition as a Jewish state, as U.S.-backed peace talks approach a deadline next month. The United States want Abbas to make the concession as part of efforts to reach a...

Qatar will likely face higher labor costs as a result of publicity about deaths of migrant  construction  workers building the infrastructure for the 2022 World Cup soccer tournament, the International Monetary Fund said. Britain's Guardian newspaper reported in...

Officials investigating the disappearance of a Malaysia  Airlines  jetliner with 239 people on board suspect it may have disintegrated in mid-flight, a senior source said on Sunday, as Vietnam reported a possible sighting of wreckage from the plane. International police...