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Despite the gender restrictions of Saudi society, she claimed a place for herself, and other women, in the country's art scene. The Saudi Arabian artist Safeya Binzagr's groundbreaking moment came [...]

DUBAI -- Two rows of tables covered in glossy runners, mixing bowls, wooden spatulas and containers of yeast, sugar, eggs, oil, flour and salt lined the garden of a villa [...]

Stretching into the Persian Gulf from the beaches and skyscrapers of Dubai is a man-made archipelago in the shape of a vast palm tree, its branchlike rows of islands lined [...]

Many in the region took to social media to express sympathy for Ukrainians forced to flee, though their warm welcome in Europe evoked a tinge of bitterness over the treatment [...]

Critics argued that the remake of the Italian film ''Perfect Strangers'' flouted moral standards by projecting Western norms out of sync with the largely religious public across much of the [...]

The four-day rescue operation failed to save the life of Rayan, who plunged down a 100-foot well, a devastating outcome to the many Moroccans who were captivated by the effort [...]

The Middle Eastern ally continues to buy billions of dollars worth of military equipment from the United States. WASHINGTON -- Citing human rights concerns, the United States will not give [...]

The Houthi rebels fired two missiles at a base in Abu Dhabi where 2,000 Americans are stationed, the latest salvo in their escalating war with a Saudi-led coalition that includes [...]

Leaders of a musicians' licensing group are trying to curb mahraganat, a bold genre wildly popular with young people. It is not clear if they can. CAIRO -- The song [...]

Leaders of a musicians’ licensing group are trying to curb mahraganat, a bold genre wildly popular with young people. It is not clear if they can. CAIRO — The song [...]

The postponement risks further destabilizing the oil-rich North African country, which has been mired in divisions and violence in the decade since Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi was toppled and killed in [...]

The United Arab Emirates, in a nod to global markets, has changed its workweek, declaring that Sunday, a work day in much of the Arab world, is now part of [...]

Hossam Bahgat avoided a prison term, receiving a relatively modest fine, in a verdict that appeared designed to intimidate dissidents without risking international opprobrium. CAIRO -- An Egyptian court on [...]

Activists are using social media to do what Arab countries have failed to do: teach women about their bodies. They are aiming for nothing less than a cultural awakening. CAIRO [...]

Activists are using social media to do what Arab countries have failed to do: teach women about their bodies. They are aiming for nothing less than a cultural awakening. CAIRO [...]

On paper, women are free to apply for seats on Egyptian benches. In practice, they say, it is near impossible. CAIRO -- When 98 women were sworn in this week [...]

Both countries took steps aimed at improving Egypt's poor human rights record, but rights advocates found them short of the mark. CAIRO -- Within days of each other, the United [...]

The government rejected the accounts of women who said they were sexually assaulted by Egyptian security and justice officials during searches. CAIRO -- The Egyptian government has denied a report [...]

These women were either arrested for speaking out or had gone to the authorities to report a crime. In each case, they said, they were sexually abused by the officials [...]

When asked to describe how they felt, many parents answered with a simple ''It's God's will,'' their voice often reduced to a whisper, the words conveying resignation. They said their [...]

As Israeli airstrikes pummel Gaza, the reaction from Arab capitals has been muted and protests scattered. But the voices on social media have been loud and clear. CAIRO -- The [...]

Despite a blockade, Palestinian militants have used help from Iran, ingenuity, Israeli-fired duds and even plumbing pipes to make thousands of rockets with increased range. CAIRO -- They smuggle the [...]

But the made-for-TV spectacle also underlined the jarring divide between Egypt's celebrated past and its uncertain present. CAIRO -- Downtown Cairo came to a near standstill Saturday night as 22 [...]

Officials said emergency brakes were activated on one train, which was hit by another behind it. The country's railways have been plagued by poor maintenance and mismanagement. CAIRO -- Two [...]

For many Egyptians, a video offered a rare and uncensored view of the coronavirus's real toll at the peak of Egypt's second wave of the pandemic. EL HUSSEINEYA, Egypt -- [...]

With anger swelling over a video clip purporting to show patients dying in a hospital after their oxygen was cut off, the authorities offered a counternarrative. CAIRO -- Hoping to [...]

A generation of young women in Egypt who have found their voice on social media are challenging the old rules that blamed women when they were attacked by men. CAIRO [...]

BEIRUT, Lebanon -- Late last year, a new security officer at the port of Beirut stumbled upon a broken door and a hole in the wall of a storage hangar. [...]

In a Shiite stronghold, people agree that the political system is dysfunctional and needs replacing, but not if that means Hezbollah ceding its power. BEIRUT, Lebanon -- Near sunset, squads [...]

The demonstrations were fueled by fury over the corruption and negligence of the country's ruling elite. Security forces fired tear gas to push back the protesters. BEIRUT, Lebanon -- Violent [...]

The first time I met Esraa, we sat in a coffee shop in downtown Cairo. It's a part of the city that feels as if it reverberates with the fading [...]

''We're not allowed to even go to the supermarket without permission or a companion, and that's a simple thing on the huge, horrendous list of rules we have to follow.'' [...]

One of the three London schoolgirls who made headlines last year when they fled their homes to join the Islamic State extremist group in Syria is believed to have been [...]

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CAIRO -- He winced at the mere mention of his son's name, visibly overcome by an unceasing thought that he struggled to articulate. He looked down to hide the tears [...]

SANA, Yemen -- Twelve-year-old Nefisa Nasser lined up four jerrycans by a faucet on the side of a busy street, patiently waiting her turn to fill them with water. She [...]

SANA, Yemen -- Abu Raad strutted through the streets of the Yemeni capital as if he owned them. His obvious glee, at a time of crisis in the country, bordered [...]

SANA, Yemen -- The Houthi rebel group that has seized control of Yemen's capital said on Tuesday that separatist forces in the south were responsible for the impasse preventing an [...]

CORRECTION APPENDEDWASHINGTON -- A C.I.A. drone strike in Yemen, the first since the resignation of President Abdu Rabbu Mansour Hadi, killed three suspected Qaeda fighters on Monday, American officials said, [...]

SANA, Yemen -- A number of lawmakers trickled into Parliament on Sunday morning, just in time for an emergency meeting to address the resignation of Yemen's president last week. Minutes [...]

SANA, Yemen -- A full day after the president of Yemen and his entire government abruptly resigned, calm prevailed on the streets of the capital even while it remained unclear [...]

CORRECTION APPENDEDEveryone seems to agree that the Sunni extremists who are striving to carve out a caliphate in Syria and Iraq have upended the region, but there is no consensus [...]

Prayer mats, pointing in the direction of Mecca, lined a pedestrian plaza and an entire block on 73rd Street in Jackson Heights, Queens, early on Thursday to mark the end [...]

Clifford Milo's balcony is small and clings to the side of his building's ninth floor like a half-formed appendage, but he would not trade it for the world. In truth, [...]

From a distance, it could have been just another New York City street fair. But instead of the usual socks, scarves and sausages, the booths in a park on 14th [...]

Elsie McCabe Thompson has been out on the campaign trail with her husband before, so her presence at a couple of campaign events on Friday should not have been unusual. [...]

CORRECTION APPENDEDThe Food Bank for New York City is the country's largest anti-hunger charity, feeding about 1.5 million people every year. It leans heavily, as other charities do, on the [...]

In the television crime drama ''Blue Bloods,'' which follows a New York police family, a character named Garrett Moore works alongside the police commissioner, as the deputy commissioner for public [...]