The BBC's live online coverage of events in Egypt is closing down now, but you can still follow events as they happen on the BBC News website. 2146 ashrafkhalil tweets: guessing that the only real ...

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein and United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio met in Washington on Friday to discuss boosting political, security, and economic ties.

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Hussein al-Sheikh has been named vice president of the Palestine Liberation Organization, the internationally recognized representative of the Palestinian people.

RAMALLAH – Hussein al-Sheikh has been named vice president of the Palestine Liberation Organization, the internationally recognized representative of the Palestinian people. The appointment ...

Blink-182's Mark Hoppus has claimed he helped the US military to capture Saddam Hussein by coming up with a plan to track him down. The former Iraqi president was caught by coalition forces in ...

Blink-182 bassist Mark Hoppus has claimed that he once advised a US Navy admiral on how to capture former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein. The punk-rock pioneer, shared the shocking anecdote in ...

Palestinian Authority Civil Affairs Minister Hussein Al-Sheikh speaks to The Media Line in his office in Ramallah. (photo credit: THE MEDIA LINE) Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas named close ...

Hussein al-Sheikh currently serves as secretary-general of the Executive Committee, the PLO’s senior and most limited body, and is known for his close ties with Israel and the United States.

Hussein al-Sheikh was appointed by Abbas, 89, after the vice presidency position was created during a convention held in Ramallah this week. The new post follows years of international pressure to ...