Middle East
A celebrated Afghan school fears the Taliban will stop the music
For more than a decade, the Afghanistan National Institute of Music has been a symbol of the country's changing...
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Deal offers aid to Gazans, but reconstruction is elusive
JERUSALEM - Millions of aid will be funneled to impoverished families in the blockaded Gaza Strip under an agreement...
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“We’ll get as many out as possible,” a US general said as troops flocked to the Kabul airport.
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon's top two leaders said Wednesday that the accelerating military operation at Hamid Karzai International Airport...
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Ashraf Ghani says he fled Afghanistan to avoid being lynched.
In his first statement since he fled the country, Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani said he had left the country...
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An iconic bridge sees US allies flee Afghanistan as the Soviets did
The US commander, General Austin S. Miller, quietly left the country on July 12. And the United States cleared...
Read moreAn iconic bridge sees US allies flee Afghanistan as the Soviets did
The US commander, General Austin S. Miller, quietly left the country on July 12. And the United States cleared...
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Mysterious hacker group suspected of cyber attack on Iranian trains in July
TEL AVIV — When a cyber attack on Iran's rail system last month caused widespread chaos with hundreds of...
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For a crime at age 14, he faces death in a case that casts doubt on Saudi reforms
BEIRUT, Lebanon – The thief entered the jewelry store disguised as a woman, in a black dress and face...
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Saudi Arabia lifts ban on foreign pilgrims to Mecca.
BEIRUT, Lebanon — Saudi Arabia has resumed allowing travelers from abroad to make a pilgrimage to Mecca, the kingdom...
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