Qatar launches probe after rains exposed poor construction
Qatar has launched an investigation after heavy rains exposed poor construction in a country set to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup, a deluge...
Egypt’s former anti-graft chief taken to military prosecutor, family says
Egyptian police took a former anti-corruption chief to the military prosecutor's office on Tuesday, his family said, detaining a prominent figure who helped...
Bomber killed, 2 police wounded in blast outside U.S. consulate in Jeddah
A suicide bomber was killed and two people were wounded in a blast near the U.S. consulate in Saudi Arabia's second city of Jeddah...
Rains continue to lash many parts of Saudi Arabia
One person has died in Rimah, northeast of Riyadh, and 72 stranded motorists were rescued in the region, Saudi Civil Defense announced on Wednesday...
3,000 Hajis from Yemen reach Makkah despite Houthi obstacles
Fuad Omar bin Ali bin Al-Sheikh Abu Baker, minister of endowments and religious guidance in Yemen, has announced that a number of Yemeni pilgrims...
Arab coalition slowing aid efforts in Yemen – U.S. Navy report
Aid to Yemen is being slowed by a Saudi-led coalition which has warned commercial vessels to stay away from areas hit by fighting, a...
Israeli politicians suspect Netanyahu seeks election to survive corruption probes
A dispute within Israel's governing coalition over military conscription of ultra-orthodox Jewish men stirred speculation on Sunday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wants to...
In favoring Middle East ally, U.S. glossed over human rights record
As the United States negotiated this year's nuclear pact with Iran, the State Department quietly agreed to spare the Gulf sultanate of Oman from...
Saudi intercepts Scud missile from Yemen
Saudi Arabian air defences on Monday intercepted a Scud missile fired at Khamis Mushait city where a major airbase is located, the coalition fighting...
Report: numbers of foreign fighters to Syria and Iraq have doubled
The number of foreign fighters in Iraq and Syria has more than doubled since last year to at least 27,000, a report by an...
