AMMAN: King Abdullah II of Jordan has as part of his reform initiatives set up a constitutional court comprising nine members, according to a royal decree published on Sunday. The court, the first of ...

BEIRUT — Lebanon is facing a severe electricity crisis, with caretaker Energy Minister Raymond Ghajar warning that the country could plunge into "total darkness" by the end of the month. The state ...

These Ethiopian domestic workers, part of the feminist collective Egna Legna Besidet, are spending the few hours they have off in the week packing and distributing food assistance to fellow “maids” ...

Lebanon is set to officially seek International Monetary Fund aid, Prime Minister Hassan Diab said Thursday, after Cabinet approved the economic rescue plan.

An Israeli online newspaper reported Monday that a Lebanese man, who worked for the Israeli Mossad, fears deportation to Lebanon, claiming that Israel refuses to help him.

Mayor Jamal Itani announced the postponement of the discussion regarding the incinerator’s terms of reference, emphasizing that the decision was driven by the need for scientifically-backed feedback ...

ADDIS ABABA — Over the weekend, at least 23 people were killed in violent ethnic clashes in Ethiopia, near the capital Addis Ababa. The violence occurred in the Oromo heartland and targeted minority ...

Four Palestinians were killed and hundreds wounded Friday in violence with Israeli forces across the Palestinian territories, as tens of thousands of people joined new protests against Washington's ...

It carried hippies through the 1960s, hauled surfers in search of killer waves during endless summers and serves as a workhorse across the developing world, but the long, strange trip of the ...

Japan probed attacks on government websites Wednesday after hacker collective Anonymous lashed out at beefed-up laws against downloading copyrighted works, and warned of more to come.

French police detained Iraqi official Sadeq Kazem for questioning after a member of the Iranian opposition filed a complaint alleging torture and war crimes, a judicial source said.