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Iraq will take legal action to ensure justice for the families of 24 unarmed Iraqi civilians killed in a U.S. raid in Haditha seven years ago, a government spokesman said Thursday, after the lone U.S. Marine convicted in the killings reached a deal to escape jail time.
After winning three Grand Slams, seven other titles and earning the No. 1 ranking, Novak Djokovic briefly abandoned his gluten-free diet to toast a season of triumph with a glass of wine.
A year after Qatar became the first Arab country to win the right to host the World Cup, the tiny but wealthy Persian Gulf nation is immersed in efforts to make more history by bringing the Olympics to the Middle East in 2020.
Seven months in prison for signing an internet petition is not stopping five United Arab Emirates activists from pressing for reforms. Just after they were convicted, pardoned and released, they vowed to campaign for more freedom in the tightly ruled Gulf union.
Five United Arab Emirates political activists received presidential pardons on Monday and were released after eight months in prison, just a day after they were convicted of anti-state crimes.
For the first time in decades, soccer in Libya is just about, well, soccer.
Disgraced 1,500-meter runner Rashid Ramzi will compete at next year's London Games "if he gets good results" and his eligibility is approved by the IOC, the secretary general of Bahrain's Olympic committee said Tuesday.
The downfall of Mohamed bin Hammam is bringing fresh scrutiny to Qatar's surprise victory in winning the rights to the 2022 World Cup.
During more than two months in a Bahrain prison, the routine rarely varied: Alleged abuses by day such as beatings with a rubber hose, and then being blindfolded and dragged into a corridor at night to lie on cold tiles with others arrested in the Gulf kingdom's crackdown on pro-reform protests.
Bahrain's Shiite clerics on Tuesday criticized the Gulf kingdom's police for attacking religious processions just days after emergency rule was lifted.
Syrian officials say their government has sent an Iranian-born Al-Jazeera correspondent, who also has American and Canadian citizenship, to Tehran following her detention last month in Damascus.
The annual profit of the Emirates Group, which includes the Middle East's largest airline, rose nearly 43 percent despite rising fuel prices that cut into the bottom line, the group's head said Tuesday.
No protesters have taken to the streets calling for reforms. There's been barely a public whisper about whether the Arab uprisings could intrude on the cozy world of the United Arab Emirates' rulers.
The United Arab Emirates' recent detentions of activists in the Gulf federation were carried out according to the law, said the country's foreign minister Wednesday, without specifying any charges.
Bahraini authorities on Tuesday deported two journalists working for the opposition's main newspaper, their colleagues said. The government has accused Al Wasat newspaper of unethical coverage of the Shiite uprising against the Sunni rulers.
The official line: Bahrain is back to business as usual. Shiite protesters are off the streets after a month of paralyzing demonstrations. A state-run newspaper's headline declares the Persian Gulf island to be "Back on Track."
It was just after midnight when armed men in military uniforms came to the hospital bed of Ali Mansour Abdel-Karim Nasser, who was injured by pellets fired during a clash with riot police. He said what came next was worse: he was bound, beaten and mocked in the hallway of Bahrain's main state-run hospital.
Oman's ruler replaced three top government officials Saturday, a second major shakeup that was celebrated by some protesters but failed to quell more than a week of widening demonstrations calling for jobs and political reforms in this strategically important nation.
As tanks moved into Bahrain's capital, top envoys from across the Gulf gathered inside a seaside palace and emerged with a message: They were united behind the nation's monarch and his ruling system.
Formula One's season-opening grand prix in Bahrain could be in jeopardy as newly emboldened protesters in Manama call for the royal family to scrap what they see as a costly vanity project, though the race also is the Gulf island's premier international event.
Iran coach Afshin Ghotbi says a combination of Persian pride and American spirit will help Iran's national soccer team — as long as the players steer clear of politics.
Japan and Australia advanced to the final of the Asian Cup, with Japan beating South Korea 3-0 on penalty kicks following a 2-2 tie Tuesday night and Australia routing Uzbekistan 6-0.
Iman Mobali scored a tiebreaking goal in the 84th minute as Iran rallied to defeat defending champion Iraq 2-1 Tuesday night in the opener for both nations at the Asian Cup.
It's the fourth time Chief Warrant Officer Archie Morgan is celebrating Christmas in Iraq but he is not complaining.
Two suicide bombers blew themselves up Monday front of a government office in Iraq's western Anbar province, killing nine people including family members of security officials who were killed in another bombing at the same place less than a month ago, security officials said.
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