Saudi strips powers from religious police, orders 'kinder' approach
Saudi Arabia has stripped its frequently criticised religious police of their powers to arrest, urging them to act "kindly and gently" in enforcing Islamic...
World Bank to provide Egypt with first $1 billion of $3 billion loan
The World Bank will provide the first $1 billion tranche of a $3 billion loan to Egypt after parliament approves the government's economic programme,...
Israel signals no opposition to Egypt's return of islands to Saudi Arabia
Israel signalled on Tuesday it did not oppose the return of two Red Sea islands in a strategic strait to Saudi Arabia by Egypt,...
Syrian army sends reinforcements to Aleppo
The Syrian army was on Monday reported to be sending reinforcements to Aleppo, where renewed fighting is threatening a fragile truce in the run-up...
Turkey retaliates after rockets from Syria hit border town, official says
The Turkish army on Monday shelled sites in northern Syria in response to cross-border rocket fire that hit a Turkish town and wounded several...
U.S. issues Saudi travel warning ahead of Obama visit
The United States on Monday updated its warning for American citizens planning to travel to Saudi Arabia, less than two weeks before President Barack...
Yemen truce strained by reports of air strikes and fighting
A truce aimed at ending more than a year of war in Yemen appeared to be largely holding on Monday, although residents said fighting...
King Salman receives red carpet treatment in Ankara visit
Saudi King Salman arrived in Turkey on Monday for a visit aimed at tightening increasingly close ties between the two overwhelmingly Sunni Muslim allies,...
Saudi monarch addresses Egyptian parliament
Saudi Arabia's king addressed the Egyptian parliament on Sunday, the fourth day of a visit that saw the oil-rich kingdom pledge billions of dollars...
Egypt's oldest secular university honours Saudi King Salman
Egypt's oldest secular university has granted King Salman of Saudi Arabia an honorary doctorate for his "unique services" to Arabs and Muslims.
Cairo University bestowed...
