Jordan's King Abdullah swore in a new government Monday led by veteran diplomat Bisher al Khaswaneh that will seek to accelerate IMF-backed reforms as the economy faces its sharpest contraction in decades due to the coronavirus crisis. British-educated Khasawneh, 51, was appointed Wednesday...

Lewis Hamilton and his Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas said Saturday that a Formula One Grand Prix no longer needs to be held over three-day weekends. The two Mercedes drivers, who locked out the front row for Sunday's Eifel Grand Prix at the Nurburgring, were responding to questions on...

Lebanon’s caretaker Prime Minister Hassan Diab said on Friday any step to lift subsidies now on vital goods would be unacceptable and would cause a “social explosion”. In a televised address, Diab, who resigned two months ago after a huge explosion damaged much of Beirut and worsened...

Confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in Brazil have passed 5 million, with the country’s death toll approaching 150,000, health authorities confirmed Wednesday.   The country reported 31,553 new cases, bringing the total number of infections to 5,000,694.  More than...