Tuesday, September 1, 2026

Kurdish-allied Arab fighters move to Syria’s Afrin from IS fronts

Kurdish-allied Syrian Arab militias are redeploying 1,700 fighters from fronts against Islamic State to the Afrin region to help fend off a Turkish offensive,...

Turkey says UN Syria ceasefire won’t affect Afrin offensive

Turkey on Sunday welcomed the unanimous demand by the UN Security Council for a 30-day ceasefire in Syria, but insisted that its own operation...

Al-Khodari: Saudi construction sector faces tough times ahead

Saudi Arabia's construction industry faces difficult times ahead as the prospect of state budget cuts adds to painful labour reforms, according to major builder...

U.S. court struggles over Iran bank's bid to block payout to attack victims

The Supreme Court's chief justice voiced concern on Wednesday that Congress trampled on the authority of the U.S. judiciary by passing a law dictating...

Germany calls on Saudi Arabia and Gulf States to help more refugees

Germany's foreign minister called on Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries on Monday to do more for hundreds of thousands of people fleeing war...

Two dead in flash floods in Jeddah

At least two people have died in flash floods in Saudi Arabia's second city of Jeddah after heavy rain, the country's civil defence said...

Saudi denies coalition hit Yemen MSF hospital

Saudi Arabia on Wednesday denied that coalition air strikes hit a hospital in Yemen run by medical charity MSF after the attack was condemned...

62 killed as flydubai jet crashes in southern Russia

A flydubai passenger jet crashed in southern Russia early Saturday, killing all 62 people on board as it tried to land in bad weather...

Palestinians to hold leadership meeting on April 30

Palestinian officials say their chief legislative body will hold its first meeting in nearly a decade to elect a new leadership — a step...

Plot to assassinate Saudi ambassador in Beirut?

Saudi ambassador to Lebanon Ali Awad Asiri has reiterated that his country is committed to its stances on Lebanon amid reports of plans to...

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