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...
Saudi-led alliance confirms Yemen Houthi prisoner swap
A Saudi-led military coalition on Monday said it had completed a prisoner swap in Yemen, exchanging nine Saudi prisoners for 109 Yemeni nationals ahead...
Isis endorses organ harvesting document taken in U.S. raid said
ISIS has sanctioned the harvesting of human organs in a previously undisclosed ruling by the group’s Islamic scholars, raising concerns that the violent extremist...
GE announces deals worth over $1.4 billion with Saudi Arabia
General Electric Co. said Monday it made a series of deals with Saudi Arabia worth over $1.4 billion as part of the kingdom's ambitious...
Saudi municipal elections sees withdrawal of 120 women candidates
At least 120 female candidates out of a total 1,019 running for Saudi Arabian municipal council elections have withdrawn their candidatures, according to the...
Law firm says "Panama Papers" data hack was external
The Panamanian lawyer at the center of a data leak scandal that has embarrassed a clutch of world leaders said on Tuesday that his...
Saudi interior ministry: Orlando shooter visited Saudi Arabia in 2011 and 2012
Omar Mateen, who killed 49 people in a gun attack at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, travelled to Saudi Arabia in 2011 and...
Signals 'likely from EgyptAir black boxes' detected
Signals have been detected that are likely to be from one of the black boxes of EgyptAir flight MS804 that crashed in the Mediterranean...
ISIS prime suspect after suicide bombers kill 36 at Istanbul airport
Turkish investigators pored over video footage and witness statements on Wednesday after three suspected Islamic State (ISIS) suicide bombers opened fire and blew themselves...
Afghan official says Taliban attack kills 15 security forces
An Afghan official says at least 15 security forces have been killed in an attack by Taliban fighters in western Farah province.
Fared Bakhtawar, head...
