Saudi-Iran tensions overshadow Asian soccer tournaments
The political tensions between Saudi Arabia and Iran may filter onto the soccer pitch in the coming weeks with teams from the two nations...
On Saudi-Iran rift, Gulf Arab states tread with caution
Gulf Arab states rallied dutifully behind Saudi Arabia when it cut relations with Iran last week, recalling their ambassadors and cancelling flights to Tehran...
Saudi man repatriated from Guantanamo prison
A Saudi man has been repatriated from the Guantanamo Bay military prison to Saudi Arabia, leaving 103 detainees at the facility, the Pentagon said...
Iran cuts Financial Aid to Palestinian Islamic jihad
The Islamic Republic of Iran has cut around 90 per cent of its financial support for the Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement, pushing it to...
Madaya Syria: Aid convoy enters besieged town
An aid convoy entered a besieged Syrian town on Monday where thousands have been trapped without supplies for months and people are reported to...
Israeli forces raid top Palestinian university
The Israeli army raided a top Palestinian university in the occupied West Bank overnight, seizing computer equipment and causing damage, the university said Monday.
"A...
Gunmen storm Baghdad mall after explosion
Four gunmen charged into a shopping mall in eastern Baghdad on Monday after a car bomb exploded outside, killing at least seven people, two...
Putin: Western sanctions 'severely' harming Russia
President Vladimir Putin acknowledged Monday in an interview with German daily Bild that Western economic sanctions over the Ukraine crisis are affecting Russia.
"Concerning our...
Saudi Aramco share listing will take time: chairman
Any share listing of state-owned Saudi Aramco, the world's largest crude producer, will take time, the company's chairman told The Wall Street Journal in...
France demands a halt to Russian and Syrian operations
Syria and Russia must stop military operations against civilians and in particular put an end to the "ordeal" taking place in the besieged city...
