Zakaria al-Omar was walking through Beirut when a stranger robbed him at knifepoint, a desperate crime of a kind that has become increasingly common in crisis-torn Lebanon. The small Mediterranean country is mired in an economic crisis marked by a steep currency fall and runaway inflation...

Fatma Youssef stuffs rice, chicken or meat and vegetables into boxes spread on her dining table -- tens of them in the last few weeks. On some, she scribbles "Be well" in Arabic; on others, she writes "Together, we will get through this." Youssef doesn’t know who will eat her food. Still,...

Forces loyal to a Libyan commander said they will only allow the reopening of oil fields and terminals once a mechanism has been set up to fairly distribute revenue across the country, which is split between rival, warring factions. Powerful tribes in eastern Libya loyal to Khalifa Hifter...

Coronavirus outbreak continues to grow in Eurasia as many countries continue to confirm more cases and deaths. In Kazakhstan, the count of confirmed cases climbed to 61,755 with 1,856 new cases recorded in the past 24 hours, according to data shared by the Health Ministry. While...