'Safe transportation' scheme for Saudi women set to launch in Riyadh
The Ministry of Labor will soon start implementing the ‘safe transportation’ scheme for Saudi women working in the private sector.
In the first phase of...
Saudi prince to discuss reform drive in visits to China and Japan
Saudi Arabia's powerful Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will discuss the kingdom's drive to cut its reliance on oil exports in visits to...
Islamic State claims Aden suicide car bombing that kills 6
Islamic State militants claimed responsibility for a suicide car bombing outside Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi's residence in the southern city of Aden on...
Syria peace talks under way with 17 countries, including Saudi Arabia and Iran
Bilateral talks on a political solution to the civil war in Syria got under way Friday, with 17 countries plus the United Nations and European...
Assad says Brexit vote shows UK leaders "disconnected from reality"
Syria's president heaped scorn on British politicians for allowing the vote on leaving the European Union, saying lawmakers who had criticised his handling of...
U.S., Russia finalizing document on Syria air safety: US official
The U.S. and Russian militarizes are finalizing a memorandum of understanding that sets out basic air safety procedures in the skies above Syria, a...
ISIS suicide attack in mostly Kurdish Syria town kills 44
A suicide bomber riding an empty livestock truck laden with explosives blew himself up Wednesday in a crowded district in the predominantly Kurdish town...
ISIS attacks fuel storage tanks in Libya's major oil terminal
Libyan officials say ISIS militants have attacked one of the country's major oil terminals, setting storage tanks on fire at the coastal Ras Lanuf...
5 Saudi border guards killed in clashes in Najran
Five Saudi border guards were killed on Monday in clashes with armed groups seeking to enter from Yemen, state television al-Ekhbariya reported, citing the...
Turkey ready to accept 6-month transition period for Syria's President Assad
Turkey is ready to accept a political transition in Syria in which President Bashar al-Assad stays in symbolic power for six months before leaving...
