Saudi demands Religious Discrimination to be criminalized
Saudi Arabia has reiterated its call on the international community to criminalize any act vilifying religious beliefs and symbols of faith as well as...
Aleppo relatively calm as Syrian truce takes effect
Relative calm prevailed on Thursday in Syria's war-torn Aleppo following a U.S.-Russian deal to extend a cessation of hostilities that had crumbled after nearly...
Cyprus, Turkey spar after warships block gas drilling ship
Cyprus on Sunday insisted Turkey had breached "international law" after Ankara's warships blocked an Italian drilling ship on course to explore for gas in...
Saudi currency stable despite low oil prices
Saudi Arabia on Monday said its currency was stable despite volatility in the futures market as the kingdom takes unprecedented measures to deal with...
New Saudi oil minister believes in low prices and reform
It was January 2016 and oil prices had crashed to their lowest in more than a decade.
Saudi Arabia's health minister, Khalid al-Falih, a favourite...
19 dead in Tunisia as militants attack barracks near Libya border
Militants attacked a barracks in a Tunisian town near the Libyan border on Monday sparking heavy fighting in which three civilians, three security personnel...
Former U.S. national security adviser Sandy Berger dies
Samuel "Sandy" Berger, a national security adviser for President Bill Clinton whose reputation was marred by his theft of classified documents after leaving office,...
Lebanese expats fearful as Gulf expels dozens accused of Hezbollah links
Ahmed, a Lebanese worker living in the United Arab Emirates, closed down his Facebook page and started to shun some of his compatriots.
His intention...
Egypt police kill leading ISIS militant in Cairo
Egyptian police in Cairo have killed a leader of a regional Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISISL) cell, Interior Ministry said in a statement.
The leader,...
Twin suicide bombs in northeast Syria kill 16
Twin suicide bombings hit two restaurants in a Kurdish-controlled city in northeastern Syria on Wednesday, killing 16 and wounding dozens of people, a Kurdish...
