Long before 'Mganga kutoka Pemba' signposts were a common feature on our walls and lampposts, we had Sheikh Yahya Hussein. This man was a household name in East Africa back in the 60s and 70s. He was ...

According to the new clause, elections for a new president will be held over a three-month period, according to Israeli media, during which al-Sheikh would act as president. Palestinian Authority ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Hussein al-Sheikh ...

BEIRUT -- A gunman demanding a Beirut bank let him withdraw his trapped savings to pay his father's medical bills took up to 10 people hostage in a seven-hour standoff Thursday before surrendering in ...

Lebanese depositor Bassam al-Sheikh Hussein, who took hostages in a Beirut bank branch in a bid to access his trapped savings, has been released after the bank dropped all charges — ANWAR AMRO A ...

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. The ...