Wednesday, January 14, 2026

Obama faces Saudi criticism ahead of summit

Blunt assessments by Barack Obama of longtime US ally Saudi Arabia have triggered unprecedented Saudi criticism of the president as he prepares to visit...

KSA talks to unite Syrian opposition

NEW YORK: The Kingdom will host a conference in mid-December to try to unite the Syrian opposition ahead of new peace talks, a key...

Saudi says Assad must be removed from power to crush Islamic State

Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said on Thursday that to eliminate militant group Islamic State, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad must be removed from power. Jubeir...

German police raids searching for ISIS suspects

German police conducted raids in Berlin and other parts of northern Germany on Thursday in a search for four men suspected of links to...

'Teammates' Qatar and Turkey assert post-coup ties

With his fate still uncertain just hours after the launch of the July 15 coup, Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan received his first call...

U.S. sues to seize $1 billion in assets tied to Malaysian state fund

U.S. prosecutors are trying to seize more than $1 billion in assets they said were tied to money stolen from the Malaysian state fund, overseen...

Libya hospital overwhelmed by wounded in anti-ISIS fight

The entrance hall of Misrata's only hospital is crammed with beds reserved for fighters wounded in the battle to oust the Islamic State (ISIS)...

Egypt's Tourism Minister hopes Egypt is still a key player in Arab tourism

Egyptian Tourism Minister Hisham Zazou stressed the importance of Arab tourism in general with a focus on Egypt, encouraging Arabs to "return to Egyptian...

Riyadh finance district project will transfer to Public Investment Fund

Saudi Arabia is to transfer ownership of Riyadh's floundering King Abdullah Financial District to the Public Investment Fund (PIF) from the Public Pension Agency...

Saudi King Salman returns from holiday

Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz returned home on Sunday after a month-long holiday in Morocco, and ordered a month's extra pay for Saudi...

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