Tuesday, October 20, 2026

Saudi Prince Mohammed and UN chief talk protecting Yemen's children

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon met Saudi Arabia's powerful deputy crown prince on Wednesday and the pair discussed improving civilian protection in Yemen after...

Turkey allows German minister visit after airbase row

Turkey said Monday it would allow Germany's defence minister to visit an air base in the south of the country after sparking a row...

Graffiti artists slip criticism of 'Homeland' onto set

Graffiti artists hired to work on the set of Showtime's "Homeland" have duped the popular series, painting Arabic slogans criticizing the show on walls...

Isis video 'shows killing of five men it says spied for UK'

Isis militants have released a video, featuring a man and young boy speaking with British accents, purportedly showing the killing of five men who...

Saudi court sentences two to death for killing army colonel

A Saudi court sentenced two men it said were al Qaeda followers to death on charges of decapitating a Saudi intelligence service colonel in...

Syrian Turkmens cross to Turkey, fleeing advances of pro-Assad forces

Hundreds of mostly Turkmen refugees fearing intensifying clashes between Syrian pro-government forces and the opposition in coastal Latakia province have fled to Turkey, footage...

FIFA allows Palestine to host Saudi Arabia in World Cup qualifier

FIFA says the Palestinian national team will host a postponed World Cup qualifying match against Saudi Arabia on home territory on Nov. 5. The agreement...

WHO says misdiagnosis in Saudi caused MERS outbreak

The wrong diagnosis of a woman suffering from the MERS coronavirus led to more than 49 other patients and medical staff being exposed to...

GCC backs Morocco in Western Sahara dispute with UN

Gulf Arab rulers back fellow monarchy Morocco in its row with the United Nations over the disputed region of Western Sahara, Saudi Arabia's SPA...

Yemen government and Houthis agree on prisoner swap

Yemen's warring parties agreed on Wednesday to exchange hundreds of prisoners in a move aimed at supporting U.N.-sponsored peace talks which resumed for a...

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