Funding and regulation challenge Saudi private sector drive
After decades of government-led growth, Saudi Arabia is handing over much of the responsibility for the economy to private firms - a prospect which...
I would bomb Isis in Syria without UN mandate: David Cameron said
David Cameron has said he is willing to launch air strikes against Isis in Syria without the backing of the United Nation’s Security Council.
He...
Kiswa back to its normal position
The lower part of the Kaaba Kiswa (the black cloth covering the Kaaba) which had been rolled up during Haj has been unfolded to...
Turkey’s Erdogan says Akkuyu nuclear plant construction to start in 2018
Construction on Turkey's first nuclear power plant will begin in 2018, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday, adding that the plant's inauguration would be...
Suicide bomber kills at least eight near Baghdad Shiite mosque
A suicide bomber killed at least eight people near a Shiite mosque in eastern Baghdad on Wednesday, security and medical officials said.
The blast in...
U.S. VP chides Turkey over press freedom
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said during a trip to Turkey on Friday that intimidating the media, curtailing internet freedom and accusing academics of...
Turkey’s Erdogan fetes poll triumph, opposition troubled
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday celebrated winning five more years in office with sweeping new powers after a decisive election victory, as Turkey's...
Arab League chief condemns 'racist' Israeli practices
Arab League chief Nabil al-Arabi on Thursday condemned what he branded Israel's "racist and aggressive" practices towards the Palestinians and urged the United Nations...
Saudi, Russia, US, and Turkey to hold Syria talks Thursday
The top diplomats from Saudi Arabia, Russia, the United States, and Turkey will hold a second round of Syria talks in less than a...
U.S.-backed Syrian rebel group says assault on ISIS imminent
A Syrian rebel group which is part of a new U.S.-backed alliance that also includes the Kurdish YPG militia announced on Thursday plans for...
