Israel will establish a diplomatic office in Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates, global Jewish lobby group AJC announced. An Israeli diplomat will be accredited to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA),…
The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has ramped up its activities in Southeast Asia so effectively that there is now an entire…
|By James G. Neuger |The bodies haven’t been buried and the killers are on the loose, but that didn’t prevent anti-Islam…
Abu Dhabi’s crown prince paid a brief visit to Qatar on Friday, official media said, to cement reconciliation between the two…
Hong Kong police clashed with about 9,000 protesters in the Mong Kok district overnight after authorities cleared barricades, and student leaders…
Defiant pro-democracy demonstrators remained on the streets of Hong Kong’s financial center early Monday, after a day of protest-fueled clashes that…
A warning by Iraq’s prime minister that Islamist militants planned to attack New York City sent political leaders scrambling on Thursday…
President Barack Obama told Americans on Wednesday he had authorized U.S. airstrikes for the first time in Syria and more attacks…
Saudi Arabia will hold talks about militant violence in the region on Thursday with the United States and Muslim allies, the…
Al Qaeda leader Ayman al Zawahri on Wednesday announced the formation of an Indian branch of his militant group he said…
Iran’s possible response to new U.S. sanctions could “not be pleasant”, its foreign minister said on Sunday, raising the prospect of…
The United Nations condemned on Monday “appalling, widespread” crimes by Islamic State forces in Iraq, including mass executions of prisoners that…
Islamic State insurgents released a video on Tuesday purportedly showing the beheading of U.S. journalist James Foley, who had gone missing…
The Islamic State militant group has executed 700 members of a tribe it has been battling in eastern Syria during the…
Iran’s parliament has voted to ban permanent forms of contraception, the state news agency IRNA reported, endorsing the Supreme Leader Ayatollah…
President Barack Obama said on Saturday U.S. air strikes had destroyed arms that Islamic State militants could have used against Iraqi…
The U.S. is considering airdrops of aid for thousands of refugees driven from their homes by Islamist militants in Iraq, and…
Muslims from across the United States held a rally at the Embassy of Saudi Arabia on August 5, to protest what…
Three young rebels, their AK47s propped against wooden stools in the afternoon heat, guard the entrance to the giant Ndassima goldmine…
The Gulf states have become the most stable and influential force in the Arab world, with the decline of the Egyptian…
New Prime Minister Narendra Modi is facing criticism for remaining silent about incidents deemed anti-Muslim in the past week, underscoring fears…
The European Union reached outline agreement on Friday to impose the first economic sanctions on Russia over its behavior in Ukraine…
Iran appeared to take a harder line in its nuclear dispute with world powers on Sunday by dismissing as “ridiculous” one…
Iran’s Supreme Leader described as “stupid and idiotic” Western expectations for his country to curb its missile development, striking a defiant…
Qatar has resolved its dispute with Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, according to Foreign Minister Khalid bin Mohamed…
Addressing the United Nations General Assembly in September, President Barack Obama declared the pursuit of Israeli-Palestinian peace one of the two…
Iran said on Saturday it had useful expert-level nuclear talks with world powers in Vienna, addressing all major technical issues in…
Northern Chile was shaken by a magnitude 8.2 earthquake, triggering a tsunami warning along most of the Pacific Coast of South…