Middle East

RIYADH: The Saudi Irrigation Organization on Monday opened the gates of the Baysh Dam in the Jazan region to discharge

KABUL: Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities said Monday a recently ratified morality law would be enforced “gently,” after the international community and

Tensions between the U.S. and China have escalated over the last few years. Teh Eng Koon | AFP | Getty

An Italian Coast Guard vessel and rib during search operations for the luxury yacht Bayesian which sank off the coast

Divers of the Vigili del Fuoco, the Italian Corps. of Firefighters leave Porticello harbor near Palermo, to resume research for

Mike Lynch, former chief executive officer at Hewlett-Packard Co.’s Autonomy unit, speaking at a conference on Thursday, April 25, 2013. 

A pedestrian walks past a display board showing the currency exchange rate between the US dollar and the Japanese yen,

Cars are parked at a Tesla dealership. The car manufacturer Tesla presents its business figures for the past quarter after

Goldman Sachs has cut its probability forecast for a U.S. recession to 20% shortly after raising it, as fresh labor

The past week’s data deluge left behind a few distinct impressions: Inflation is on the run, the labor market appears