Qatar's emir has taken part in a regional economic summit in Lebanon amid sharp divisions in the country and among neighbouring Arab nations. Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani arrived in Beirut on Sunday and left after attending the opening session of the Arab Economic and Social...

A "huge explosion" near a military intelligence office in Damascus Sunday left a number of dead and wounded, a war monitor said, after state-run TV reported early indications suggested a "terrorist act". "The explosion took place near a security branch in the south of the city. There are...

Corruption is taking centre stage in the run-up to Nigeria's presidential elections, with the incumbent accused of failing to tackle the scourge of graft and his challenger facing claims about his past. Muhammadu Buhari, an austere and pious former general, will take on wealthy former...

Thousands of Hungarians went to the streets on Saturday to protest against a controversial labor law, local media reported. The law on overtime, dubbed “slave law” increases the amount of overtime that employers can request from 250 to 400 hours. Young workers “don’t want to...