18 dead in week of Saudi rains and flooding
Eighteen people have been killed during heavy rains and floods over the past week in Saudi Arabia, the civil defence agency said on Thursday.
In...
Turkey calls for Muslim anti-terrorism body at OIC meeting
Muslim nations have agreed to establish a Turkey-based body to fight terrorism, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Thursday as he urged the countries'...
Qatar 'optimistic' ahead of crunch Doha oil talks
Qatar said Thursday there was an "atmosphere of optimism" that an agreement would be reached at this weekend's crunch meeting of the world's major...
How Saudi Arabia plans to shake up its economy
In late February, several hundred Saudi officials, company executives and foreign consultants gathered in a luxury Riyadh hotel to discuss how Saudi Arabia's economy...
Two dead in Saudi floods
Two people have been killed by flooding in southwestern Saudi Arabia, state television reported on Thursday.
The pair died when three areas in the mountainous...
Houthis kill 13 Yemen loyalists despite ceasefire
At least 13 pro-government fighters were killed in a rebel attack on their positions near the Yemeni capital despite a UN-brokered ceasefire taking effect...
Israel approves plans for more than 200 new West Bank settler homes
Israel has approved plans for more than 200 new settler homes in the occupied West Bank, adding to a sharp increase in settlement projects...
Iraq's parliament to meet again amid protests and deepening crisis
Iraq's parliament is to convene again on Thursday amid a deepening crisis roiling the house where dozens of legislators have been holding a sit-in...
Six killed in bombing and clashes with militants in western Libya
A suicide bomber killed a member of the security forces in Libya at a checkpoint south of Misrata on Wednesday, while five people were...
Egypt's President Sisi defends giving Red Sea islands to Saudi
Egypt's president on Wednesday defended his country's declared intention to hand over control over two strategic Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia, saying Cairo...
