In suspected gang hit, 27-year-old Taher Lalah gunned down in broad daylight near a crowded beachfront center

Mauritania’s new cabinet member Fatma Fal Bent Assouina Assouina says she’s had a lot of catching up to do, Al Arabiya reports

One lawmaker breaks his nose, another breaks a finger, in dispute over bill that grants government more control over judiciary

Proposal follows spate of comments by nominees that betray an embarrassing lack of expertise

Alice Herz-Sommer, a concert pianist in Theresienstadt, takes center stage in ‘The Lady in Number 6′

As other Arab nations grapple with turmoil, the city’s over-the-top glitz provides a seemingly endless supply of distraction

Cairo seeking to establish a ‘buffer zone’ to prevent smuggling along its border with the Strip, Egyptian official says

At three-day summit kicking off Tuesday in Geneva, diplomats will seek to move beyond last year’s interim agreement