Foreign governments press Saudi Arabia on workers' delayed wages
Foreign governments are pressing authorities and executives in Saudi Arabia to ensure that local construction firms make delayed salary payments to thousands of workers,...
Saudi and Yemeni ambassadors optimistic for Yemen peace talks
The Saudi and Yemeni ambassadors said Wednesday they are optimistic that peace talks between the Yemeni government and Shiite Houthi rebels will take place...
19 pilgrims die in Saudi Arabia bus accident
At least 19 pilgrims died, all of them Egyptian, and 22 were injured early on Saturday when their bus overturned in western Saudi Arabia,...
Gulf Arab states declare Hezbollah a terrorist organisation
The six-member Gulf Cooperation Council has designated Hezbollah a terrorist organisation, it said on Wednesday, ratcheting up pressure on the Iran-allied group that wields...
Iraq looks to reopen oil pipeline through Saudi Arabia
Iraq is seeking to reopen its crude oil export pipeline through Saudi Arabia, shut in 1990, state newspaper Assababah reported citing an unidentified Iraqi...
244 Russians killed in Egypt plane crash, bodies to return home
A Russian cargo plane on Monday brought the first bodies of Russian victims killed in a plane crash in Egypt home to St. Petersburg,...
Tunisia and IMF hold talks on credit, economic reforms
The IMF began talks with Tunisia on Thursday over a new credit programme, tied to measures to strengthen its economy and finances and likely...
Kingdom Saudi Arabia’s step to stabilize oil market
As a step to stabilize the oil market, leading world crude exporter Saudi Arabia on Thursday made a call for a meeting of the...
US charges 9 Iranians in massive hacking scheme
The Trump administration announced criminal charges and sanctions Friday against Iranians accused in a hacking scheme to pilfer sensitive information from hundreds of universities,...
Obama visits US mosque, says impression of Muslims 'distorted'
President Barack Obama sought Wednesday to correct what he called a "hugely distorted impression" of Muslim-Americans as he made his first visit to a...
