'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...
Saudi Arabia suspends Iran's Mahan Air license to use its air space
Saudi Arabia has suspended licenses granted to Iran's Mahan Air to fly through its air space or land at its airports due to violations...
US says Russia has ‘losing strategy’ in Syria
US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter said Monday that Russia is pursuing a “losing strategy” in Syria and that it must live up to its...
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...
Executions of Sunni preachers, activists continue in Iran
International human rights groups believe that Iran executed over 1,000 people last year - well above the 2014 tally - including preachers and activists...
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...
Arab businessmen invest billions to make Bosnia a holiday destination
As tourists from the Persian Gulf countries look to book their next holiday to escape the summer heat, Arab investors are betting on an...
Saudi to save $7 billion from energy reforms
Saudi Arabia is expected to save $7 billion a year after it introduced unprecedented energy price rises in a bid to offset the low...
Huge personal debt raises worries in wealthy Qatar
Credit cards on the limit, huge bank borrowings and a struggle to repay loans: these are the personal debt problems of some Qataris despite...
Top south Yemen officials survive bombing
Three senior south Yemeni officials survived a car bombing that targeted their convoy in the port city of Aden Tuesday and killed one of...
