Islamic State militants blow up ancient Arch of Triumph in Palmyra
Islamic State militants have blown up the Arch of Triumph, a major monument in the 2,000-year-old Roman city of Palmyra, Syria's antiquities chief said...
Israel warned at UN against annexation but US gives green light
United Nations (AFP) - The United Nations and European and Arab powers on Wednesday warned Israel that its plans to annex Palestinian land would...
First Saudi women get driving licences
Saudi Arabia on Monday began issuing its first driving licences to women in decades, authorities said, just weeks before the historic lifting of the...
Saudi prince says Turkey part of “triangle of evil”
Saudi Arabia's powerful Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has described Turkey as part of a "triangle of evil" along with Iran and hardline Islamist...
Egyptian military court sentences journalist to 10 years
An Egyptian military court has sentenced a freelance journalist who reported on the Sinai insurgency to 10 years in prison on terror-related charges.
The Cairo...
Protesters rally across the streets of Pakistan on International Women’s Day
On International Women’s Day, protesters marched in Pakistani cities Sunday in an ultra-conservative society where women are still put to death under ancient "honor"...
Trump describes himself ‘wartime president’ amid Virus battle
Describing himself as a, President Donald Trump describes himself as a “wartime president” fighting an invisible enemy upon invoking rarely used emergency powers to...
IMF approves $5.2 bn, 1-year loan program for Egypt
Washington (AFP) - The IMF board on Friday approved a one-year, $5.2 billion financing package for Egypt to help the country alleviate the economic...
Three Palestinians wounded in Monday protests die: Gaza ministry
Three Palestinians have died from their wounds days after being shot by Israeli troops during protests in the Gaza Strip, the territory's health ministry...
100,000 tweets support hashtag defending Saudi Arabia
“If my denunciation came from an imbecile, it is a testimony to my perfection,” is how the Twitter hashtag that defends the Kingdom and...
