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No more "free" Saudi money for Egypt, says Saudi businessman

Saudi Arabia's financial support for strategic ally Egypt will no longer involve "free money" and will increasingly take the form of loans that provide...

Suicide bombers attack peacekeepers' main base in Somali capital

Two suicide attackers set off bombs outside the African Union's main peacekeeping base in Somalia's capital Mogadishu near the airport on Tuesday, police said. The...

Pentagon giving up on building new Syrian rebel force

The U.S. is abandoning its goal of training a new force of moderate Syrian rebels and will instead focus on equipping and supporting established...

A silver lining for wildlife amid Virus outbreak

As people across the globe stay home to stop the spread of the new Coronavirus, the air has cleaned up, albeit temporarily. People are also...

Oman says regrets attacks on Saudi missions in Iran

Oman expressed regret on Wednesday at attacks on Saudi diplomatic missions in Iran over Riyadh's execution of a Shi'ite Muslim cleric, but stopped short...

Peace talks host Kuwait issues ultimatum to Yemeni negotiators

Kuwait, which is hosting troubled Yemen peace talks, has issued an ultimatum to the warring parties to strike a deal within 15 days or...

Bahrain slams British and U.S. interference in internal affairs

Bahrain on Monday dismissed as "unacceptable interference" U.S. and British criticism of its decision to dissolve the main Shi'ite Muslim opposition party, as senior...

Saudi Jarir bookstore removes Trump books from shelves

Saudi Arabia-based retail chain Jarir Bookstore has removed books written by U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump from its shelves, it said on Tuesday, part...

Syrian rebels Jaysh al-Islam back Saudi move to cut ties with Iran

Syrian insurgent group Jaysh al Islam on Monday welcomed Saudi Arabia's rupture of ties with Iran, saying Tehran's backing of Shi'ite militias was destabilizing...

ISIS income fell by 30% after territory losses

Islamic State (ISIS) group revenues have dropped by around 30 percent since last year, forcing the group to introduce a range of new taxes...

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