The Shura Council held its regular weekly session yesterday, while social distancing, under the chairmanship of HE the Speaker of the Council Ahmed bin Abdullah bin Zaid al-Mahmoud.

The hottest stars at the Berlin Zoo are getting ready for their public debut on Thursday, with a rush of visitors expected to meet the two fuzzy panda cubs called Meng Xiang and Meng Yuan.

Students in Bangladesh staged a fourth day of protests on Thursday over the killing of an undergraduate as authorities blocked an internet page that detailed alleged torture by activists of the country's ruling party.

Philippine authorities said Wednesday they had filed more criminal charges against Maria Ressa, a veteran reporter and prominent critic of President Rodrigo Duterte, six weeks after detaining her overnight.

Europe's top leaders told President Xi Jinping yesterday they wanted a fairer trading relationship with China, signalling an openness to engage with Beijing's "Belt and Road" infrastructure project if it meant more access to the Chinese market.

Award-winning Reuters photographer Yannis Behrakis has died aged 58 after a battle with cancer, Greece's foreign press association said Sunday.

Bangladeshi newspaper editors on Monday staged a protest demanding sweeping amendments to a newly enacted digital law that journalists and rights groups say will curb freedom of expression.

Turkey and the United States on Thursday ratcheted up the pressure on Saudi Arabia to explain how a journalist vanished after entering its Istanbul consulate last week ...

A Bangladesh court refused bail for award-winning photographer and rights activist Shahidul Alam, whose month-long detention has triggered an international outcry, his lawyer said Tuesday.

Bangladesh police have arrested at least 12 social media activists accused of spreading rumours on Facebook during student protests last week that left about 1,000 people injured, a top official said Thursday.

Bangladesh's high court Tuesday ordered authorities to send an arrested award-winning photographer to hospital for treatment, a lawyer said, after the veteran journalist ...

Geraint Thomas was labelled the ‘Perfect Poster Boy’ on Monday after the British Team Sky rider deposed teammate and four-time champion Chris Froome to win the Tour de France.