Israeli forces kill Palestinian near Gaza border as Gaza buries dead
Palestinians buried the dead on Tuesday from the bloodiest day in Gaza in years, after Israeli forces killed 60 Palestinians near the Gaza-Israel border...
Makkah tragedy: Negligent will be taken to task, says King
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman stressed that any negligent person will be taken to task in connection with the crane collapse...
US welcomes Saudi comment on Yemen combat nearing 'end'
A Saudi announcement that major combat is nearing an end in Yemen was welcomed by Washington Thursday, as the death toll from alliance air...
UN Palestinian agency to axe 250 jobs after US funding cuts
The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees announced Wednesday it was cutting more than 250 jobs in the Palestinian territories after the United States...
Iraqi protesters call for downfall of politicians
Thousands of Iraqis angry about poor services protested in Baghdad and the southern oil hub of Basra on Friday, calling for the downfall of...
Libya clashes and blast at a depot kill more than 60
Fierce clashes in Libya between pro-government militiamen and Islamic State (ISIS) militants in the city of Sirte and an explosion at a depot near...
A year into intervention, Saudi sees few gains in Yemen
A year after it launched air strikes in Yemen, a Saudi-led military coalition has failed to deal a decisive blow to Iran-backed rebels and...
Egyptian riot police cordon off journalists' union in Cairo
Egyptian riot police on Wednesday cordoned off the headquarters of the journalists' union and limited access to the building in an escalating standoff following...
France rejects criticism of post-attack 'ethnic profiling'
The French government on Wednesday rejected criticism from Europe's top human rights watchdog that it was "ethnically profiling" suspects as part of the state...
Ambitious Saudi economic reforms up against 'vested interests'
Saudi authorities will have to confront a range of vested interests if they hope to pull off an ambitious plan to diversify the economy...
