Tunisian woman working for Red Cross in Yemen kidnapped in capital
Unidentified gunmen kidnapped a Tunisian woman working for the International Committee of the Red Cross in Yemen as she was leaving home for work...
Saudi to ban foreigners from selling mobile phones, create jobs for citizens
In an effort to provide more jobs to Saudi Arabian citizens, the kingdom will ban foreign workers from selling and maintaining mobile phones and...
Top commanders of anti-ISIS coalition meet in Kuwait
Top military commanders from 30 nations fighting the Islamic State (ISIS) group gathered Monday in Kuwait to discuss ways to defeat the jihadists who...
Former U.S. Secretary of State Baker praises Saudi Aramco IPO plans
Saudi Arabia needs "fundamental change," and a public sale of shares in Saudi Aramco, the national oil company, may be part of the solution,...
Gulf banks eyeing prospects in Iran
Gulf banks including Dubai's largest lender Emirates NBD are already meeting prospective clients and taking legal advice about entering Iran's financial system now that...
Iran appoints new commander in Syria
The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) is appointing a new commander for its operations in Syria, replacing a senior general who died in October,...
Riyadh to host Gulf summit on Dec 10
Gulf monarchs are to hold annual summit on 10 December, the Saudi capital, three weeks before the target date for bringing together international government...
Top Saudi clerical body renews fatwa against Pokemon
Saudi Arabia's top clerical body has renewed a 15-year-old edict that the Pokemon game franchise is un-Islamic, Saudi media said on Wednesday, although the...
Hamas not seeking a war with Israel, says top official
A senior leader of the Islamist group Hamas said the Palestinian movement was not seeking a new war with Israel and insisted a network...
Prominent Saudi Sheikh injured in Philippines shooting
A gunman shot and wounded a prominent Saudi Arabian Sheikh who was on an Islamic State (ISIS) hit list after he gave a speech to...
