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Saudi Arabia will open its doors to international tourists for the first time as part of a broader push to cut its economic dependence on oil. On Friday, the kingdom will launch a visa regime for...

When 19-year-old Khadiza Akter Khushi led hundreds of people to the home of her soon-to-be husband, she didn’t do it for her guests. She did it for all the Bangladeshi women she hoped would follow in...

A 65-year-old Lebanese man suspected of involvement in the hijacking of an American airliner, TWA Flight 847 in 1985 has been arrested in Greece, police say. The man, who has not been named, was detained on...

Iran’s supreme leader on Tuesday ruled out talks with Washington after President Donald Trump blamed Tehran for an attack on Saudi oil facilities that knocked out half the kingdom’s output. Trump said on Monday that it...

Almost 80,000 homes are still without power a week after a powerful typhoon battered eastern Japan, authorities said Monday, with sustained heavy rain prompting evacuation orders and hampering recovery efforts. Typhoon Faxai powered into the Tokyo...

US President Donald Trump said Saturday he had called off a secret summit with the Taliban and Afghanistan’sleader, abruptly slamming the door on a year of diplomacy to end America’s longest war. In a weekend bombshell,...

Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe’s first post-independence leader, has died aged 95. He died after battling ill health, his family confirmed to the reporters. Mr Mugabe had been in hospital in Singapore since April. He was ousted in...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today stressed the need for a pivotal role of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in forging unity of the Muslim community and stopping fratricidal conflicts among them. “The OIC would have...

North Korea denied on Sunday allegations that it had obtained $2 billion through cyberattacks on banks and cryptocurrency exchanges, and accused the United States for spreading rumors. A United Nations report seen by Reuters last month...

At least five people have been killed in a mass shooting that left 21 victims in the US state of Texas on Saturday, police said. “We have at least 21 victims, 21 shooting victims and at...