A press advocacy group has accused the Turkish president of trying to silence Turkey's main opposition newspaper and free press as the second hearing of a seminal trial began.
With daring filmmakers, untold stories and entertainment-starved young people, Saudi Arabia has all the makings of a local movie industry _ except for theaters
Officials say the Mideast outpost of France's iconic Louvre Museum will open in Abu Dhabi on Nov. 11, ending a decade-long wait for a gallery whose construction was beset by economic turmoil and criticism over laborers' working conditions
Russian media says Egypt has secured Russian funding to build its first nuclear power plant after nearly two years of negotiations
A conference in London is the latest move by an exile from the energy-rich country of Qatar to take advantage of the diplomatic crisis now gripping it
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reshuffled some of his key minister's portfolios to refurbish his government's image, which has been dented by falling economic indicators
Authorities in Oman say a cargo ship loaded with construction material has sunk off the sultanate's southern coast, though all 20 sailors aboard the vessel were saved
Pakistani police say two gunmen kill two people after targeting ethnic party lawmaker in Karachi
The International Monetary Fund says transportation and food costs in Qatar have "edged up" due to a diplomatic rift that led four Arab countries to cut ties with the small Gulf state
The leader of the Taliban in Afghanistan says his movement poses no threat to minorities or other countries, and that it will bring peace and economic development to the country if foreign forces withdraw
