Katarina Holtzapple

Under the new “Priority 2" programme, Afghan nationals who worked for US non-governmental agencies or media outlets can now seek refugee status, the State Department said. Those who worked for the US for only short periods can also apply.

Months after the potential eviction of Palestinian families from the East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah sparked an 11-day war, the Israeli Supreme Court has offered a compromise to the families.

As fires rage through drought-hit southern Turkey, villagers have been using buckets and water bottles to try and fight the blaze.

More than 100,000 children in Tigray, Ethiopia, could suffer life-threatening malnutrition in the next 12 months, Unicef says.

A former UAE cricket coach finished a half marathon in Dubai's midday summer heat to raise £3,800 ($5,298) for a cricketers’ association.

Mother Magalie Tannous was at home with her two young children when trees surrounding her house in Qobayat, northern Lebanon, caught fire. Bushfires have destroyed large areas of the forest and forced residents to be evacuated. The fires killed at least one person, a boy of 15 who was helping with firefighting efforts

Two tornadoes were confirmed to touch down in eastern Pennsylvania near Philadelphia as powerful storms and heavy downpour hit parts of the eastern US.

The Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces held talks in Vienna with Chancellor Sebastian Kurz and attended the signing of the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between the two countries.

Dubai residents Jane Leonard and Orlagh Dempsey, along with Vicki Anstey, who lives in the UK, have been battling 15-metre waves, 120-kilometre-an-hour winds and severe sleep deprivation as they row across the Pacific Ocean. At sea for almost two months, the three women are almost at the finish line in Hawaii.

Ramon Abbas, better known on social media as Hushpuppi, has pleaded guilty to money laundering in a US court. He was was arrested in a raid on his luxury apartment in Dubai and extradited last year.

A large fire engulfed forest areas in northern Lebanon on Wednesday and is threatening the lives of villagers, the Red Cross said. Summer bushfires are common in Lebanon, endangering people, communities and the ecology of one the Arab world’s most verdant countries.

Born under torchlight after the Beirut port blast, baby George Khnaisser became a symbol of life and hope for Lebanon. As he approaches his first birthday, his parents say they have mixed feelings about celebrating.

The giant moving puppet 'Little Amal' has set off on a four-month trip across Europe to highlight the plight of child migrants. The 3.5-metre marionette is part of 'The Walk', an 8,000-kilometre journey that will end in England in November. The project’s artistic director says Little Amal’s colossal size is meant to inspire people to 'think big and act bigger'.

An explosion at an industrial park for chemical companies in Germany killed at least two people, with more still missing.

A fire tore through a shipbuilding warehouse in Turkey's south-eastern province of Gaziantep.