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As Saudi-Iran tensions grow, Lebanon pays the price

Caught in the middle of tensions between Saudi Arabia and Iran, Lebanon is paying the price for the growing rivalry between the Middle East's...

State TV: Syrian army cleaves rebel enclave of Ghouta

Syrian government forces divided the eastern Ghouta enclave outside Damascus into two, pro-government media said Sunday, dealing a major setback to rebels and threatening...

17 women elected to Saudi local councils

Saudi Arabians voted 17 women into public office in municipal elections in the conservative Islamic kingdom on Saturday, the first to allow female participation,...

Riyadh finance district project will transfer to Public Investment Fund

Saudi Arabia is to transfer ownership of Riyadh's floundering King Abdullah Financial District to the Public Investment Fund (PIF) from the Public Pension Agency...

Kuwait pushes U.N. action as U.S. says Israel acted with restraint in Gaza

Kuwait said it would propose a draft U.N. Security Council resolution on "protection of Palestinian civilians" following violence in Gaza and the United States...

Gunmen snatch dozens of Tunisians in Libya

Gunmen have kidnapped dozens of Tunisians in western Libya to demand the release of a Libyan arrested in Tunisia, families and authorities said on...

Iran returns Saudi accusations of cross-border meddling

Iran rejected criticism from Saudi Arabia on Tuesday about Tehran's interventions in unstable countries in the Middle East, and accused the kingdom in turn...

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...

Nearly 450 killed in Russian strikes on Syria

Russian air strikes in Syria have killed at least 446 people, more than a third of them civilians, since they began end-September, the Syrian...

Huge explosions rock military facility in Jordan, no reports of casualties

AMMAN, Sept 11 (Reuters) - Jordan said a series of massive explosions that rocked the city of Zarqa early on Friday was likely caused...

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