The death of Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah, the leader of Kuwait who earned a reputation as a seasoned diplomat and a rare ruler who could cross the region’s political and sectarian divides, drew an outpouring of grief from across the Arab world Tuesday. As news of his death broke, condolence messages streamed in

Mohamed bin Salman, right, is widely believed to have ordered the killing of Khashoggi in 2018 (AFP) A group founded by the murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi is set to launch in Washington on Tuesday to carry on his legacy of raising awareness of human rights violations committed by Washington’s allies in the region. According

Antique atrium with several shops and vendors of traditional goods in Istanbul, Turkey on 30 March 2014 [Miguel Virkkunen Carvalho/Flickr] Saudi traders who import goods from Turkey to the kingdom have recently signed pledges for the Saudi Trade Ministry not to import goods from there again, the Twitter account Mujtahidd revealed on Sunday. The Saudi

Some corpses found among Armenian army casualties found to be mercenaries coming from Syria, say Azerbaijani officials Mercenaries of Armenian origin from Syria have been identified among Armenia’s casualties, Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry said Monday. Defense Ministry spokesman Anar Eyvazov said in a statement that some of the dead bodies found among the casualties of the

Nubian boys from Aswan, Yahya Khairy Abdel Qader and Muhamad Ahmad [Gehadashraf007/Twitter] Egypt’s public prosecution has announced the release of 68 children arrested since the beginning of the 20 September demonstrations. The announcement has sparked fierce criticism among human rights organisations, who question why children are being arrested and what happened to them in the

President Donald Trump gestures while speaking during a news conference at the White House, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) By Griffin Connolly Donald Trump paid no federal income tax in 10 of the past 15 years and only $750 in the year he was elected following a presidential campaign in which

A woman walks past a banner showing Saudi King Salman, right, and his Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, outside a mall in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, Monday, June 15, 2020. This was supposed to be Saudi Arabia’s year to shine as host of the prestigious G20 gathering of world leaders. Instead, due to the coronavirus pandemic,

17-year-old Guled Abdi has passion for developing electronic toys and model planes. A talented 17-year-old Somali boy is being hosted by the Turkish Foreign Ministry to attend Teknofest, the country’s largest aerospace and technology event. Guled Abdi makes unmanned aerial vehicle models, or drones, as an amateur and with limited resources. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut

From the left, Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo, France Prime Minister Jean Castex, and Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin arrive on the scene after a knife attack near the former offices of satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo, Friday Sept. 25, 2020 in Paris. French terrorism authorities are investigating a knife attack that wounded at least two people Friday

The incident took place at the frontier between the Somali town Bulo Hawo and Kenya’s Mandera, close to where the border meets Ethiopia to the north Somali and Kenyan troops engaged in a minutes-long firefight on Saturday at the two countries’ shared border, local officials and witnesses said after the Kenyan side fired shots to