Afghan girl from iconic National Geographic photo faces 14 years in prison PAKISTAN — The haunting photo of a green-eyed, Afghan girl named Sharbat Gula, taken in a refugee camp in Pakistan in 1984, was one of National Geographic magazine’s …

Qatar: Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani passes away Former Qatari Emir Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani passed away on Sunday aged 84. He ruled Qatar from 1972 until 1995. Qatar will observe three days of mourning. Sheikh Khalifa …

REF/PRS /OP/OCT. 23, 2016 PRESS RELEASE October 23, 2016 Subject: Puntland’s Fraudulent Selection and Misplacement of Warsangeli Members of the Somali Federal Parliament The Interim Government of Northeast State of Somalia condemns Abdiweli Mohamed Gaas, President of Puntland State, for …

By Max Bearak and Brian Murphy October 19, 2016 (The Washington Post) There was no doubt in Saudi Arabia’s judicial system that Prince Turki bin Saud al-Kabir pulled the trigger during a melee that left a man dead. The bigger …