Iraqi MPs block vote on new cabinet reshuffle
Iraqi MPs disrupted a parliament session on Tuesday, blocking Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi from presenting a new cabinet lineup aimed at fighting corruption as...
Saudi Arabia’s PIF active moves in the market
Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund, the Public Investment Fund (PIF) is Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's bridge to boost Saudi investments at home...
At least 41 people killed by South Sudan plane crash, says official
A Russian-built cargo plane carrying some passengers crashed on Wednesday after taking off from the airport in South Sudan's capital, killing at least 41...
Suicide bomber kills 10 people, mainly Germans, in Istanbul
A suicide bomber thought to have crossed recently from Syria killed at least 10 people, most of them German tourists, in Istanbul's historic heart...
Oil blues see 7% Tadawul drop
JEDDAH: The Saudi stock market plunged nearly 7 percent on Sunday in relentless selling sparked by falling oil prices and a decision by Fitch...
17 women elected to Saudi local councils
Saudi Arabians voted 17 women into public office in municipal elections in the conservative Islamic kingdom on Saturday, the first to allow female participation,...
Assad's trip to Moscow bolsters sense he may survive war
Russia's military intervention in Syria has deepened the sense that President Bashar Assad may survive the country's disastrous civil war, and his surprise visit...
Syrian FSA commander says northern Aleppo countryside 'totally encircled'
The commander of a U.S.-supported Syrian rebel group said on Friday the northern countryside of Aleppo province was completely encircled by Syrian government forces...
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...
Saudi Border Guard Killed in Firefight
A Saudi Border Guard died Monday in an exchange of fire on the border with Yemen, the interior ministry said on day two of...
