Qatar forecasts $12.77 billion budget deficit
Energy-rich Qatar has forecast a budget deficit of more than $12 billion in 2016, citing a sharp drop in oil and gas prices, local...
ISIS drives Syria rebels from near Turkish border
Islamic State (ISIS) fighters captured territory from Syrian rebels near the Turkish border on Friday and inched closer to a town on a supply...
Gulf Arabs demand end to Iran 'Interference'
Arab foreign ministers in Cairo today stressed rejection of Iran’s attempts to interfere in the internal affairs of Arab countries.
In their speeches during the...
Saudi Arabia names Pakistani man as suicide bomber in Jeddah
Saudi Arabia on Tuesday identified the suicide bomber who struck outside the U.S. Consulate in Jeddah as a Pakistani resident of the kingdom who...
Saudi government shake-up rolls, reshuffle of economic posts
Saudi Arabia's King Salman on Saturday replaced his veteran oil minister and restructured some big ministries in a major reshuffle apparently intended to support...
Qatar frees Dutch woman held after rape report
A Dutch woman held in Qatar for nearly three months after telling police she had been raped there was released on Monday after receiving...
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...
Saudi Arabia declares Thursday, Sept. 24 as first day of Eid Al Adha
Saudi Arabia announced on Sunday that Eid al-Adha, one of two important religious holidays observed by Muslims around the world, will start on Thursday,...
Assad says willing to hold early presidential vote
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has said that he is willing to hold early presidential elections if the Syrian people want them, in remarks released...
Turkey calls for Muslim anti-terrorism body at OIC meeting
Muslim nations have agreed to establish a Turkey-based body to fight terrorism, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Thursday as he urged the countries'...
