Saudi king establishes anti-corruption prosecution units
Saudi Arabia's king has established special anti-corruption units of prosecutors to pursue embezzlement cases in the kingdom after a recent crackdown.
King Salman's decision was...
More than 150 dead in IS attacks on Syria’s Sweida: monitor
Raids and suicide bombings carried out by the Islamic State group in Syria's southern Sweida province have killed 156 people including 62 civilians, a...
Kuwait security chief to Obama: "we're not free-riders"
Kuwait is not a "free-rider" in U.S.-led campaigns against terrorism and other threats, a senior Kuwaiti security official said on Thursday, rejecting comments by...
Top UN peacekeeper in Sudan regrets new Darfur clashes
The chief of the UN peacekeeping force in Darfur on Sunday expressed regret over recent clashes in Sudan's western war-torn region, which he said...
Brothers identified as Belgium bombers as manhunt intensifies
Two suicide bombers who struck Brussels were identified Wednesday as brothers linked to the prime suspect in the November 13 Paris attacks, as a...
Two dead in flash floods in Jeddah
At least two people have died in flash floods in Saudi Arabia's second city of Jeddah after heavy rain, the country's civil defence said...
Israel hopes spy Pollard can emigrate for US embassy opening
Israel hopes Jonathan Pollard, an American spy who served 30 years in prison for selling secrets to the Jewish state, will be allowed to...
Gaza Strip gets first new hospital in a decade, two more due this year
The Gaza Strip's struggling healthcare system will get some much needed help in 2016 after the first new hospital in a decade opened its...
Turkey’s Erdogan seeks votes in Bosnia after ban on campaigning elsewhere
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan took a swipe at European countries that refused to let him campaign on their territory on Sunday as he called...
UN condemns Syria regime attacks on civilians
The United Nations aid chief on Monday condemned attacks on civilians in and near the Syrian capital as "unacceptable," a day after more than...
