2 electrocuted in Saudi Arabia amid severe thunderstorms
Saudi officials say two people were killed when they were electrocuted by a downed lamp post in Jeddah as severe thunderstorms forced schools and...
Yemen's abundant guns fuel its messy civil war
Yemenis often say there are three guns for every person, a boast that has become an urgent concern in a country where the United...
Huthi’s slap charges against the Baha’i community
The United States has urged Yemen's Huthi rebels to drop charges targeting the Baha'i community, which said that 24 believers of the faith will...
Palestinian president hospitalized with fever
President Mahmoud Abbas was hospitalized with fever Sunday just days after undergoing surgery on his ear, an official said.
The 83-year-old Abbas has endured a...
ISIS claims killing Egyptian police in Cairo raid
An Egyptian affiliate of ISIS group claimed Friday the killing of six people, including three policemen, in a bomb blast during a Cairo apartment raid.
Thursday's...
‘Schengen-style’ GCC visa likely by mid-2016
RIYADH: A unified visa for the six member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) may be available from the middle of next year,...
Exclusive – Investigators '90 percent sure' bomb downed Russian plane
Investigators of the Russian plane crash in Egypt are "90 percent sure" the noise heard in the final second of a cockpit recording was an...
Ex-mediator Kofi Annan sees chance of Syria peace in U.S.-Russia talks
Talks between Russia and the United States may produce a chance of peace in Syria, Kofi Annan, the former U.N. secretary-general who tried unsuccessfully...
Air strikes target Al Qaeda in Yemen, troops control Aden district
At least four suspected al Qaeda militants in southern Yemen were killed in what is believed to be a drone strike on Wednesday as...
Coronavirus fuels hate and xenophobic speech in Erdogan’s Turkey
The Coronavirus pandemic is portrayed by the country’s pro-government as a tool of biological warfare.
COVID-19 has become an opportunity to dehumanize minorities and vulnerable...
