Saudi trial opens over Mecca crane collapse
A trial is underway for 14 people over a deadly crane incident in Saudi Arabia that killed more than 100 people at Islam's holiest...
Saudi policeman killed by Yemeni expatriate
A Yemeni expatriate killed a policeman in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday by running him over with his car and then stabbing him, the state...
Kuwait's al-Deehani wins men's double trap
Kuwait's Fehaid al-Deehani, competing at the Rio Games as an independent athlete, won men's double trap gold on Wednesday.
Marco Innocenti of Italy took silver...
US approves $1.15 billion sale of tanks and other equipment to Saudi
The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of more than 130 Abrams battle tanks, 20 armored recovery vehicles and other equipment, worth...
Saudi Arabia intercepts two missiles fired from Yemen
Saudi Arabia intercepted two ballistic missiles fired at the kingdom by Yemen's armed Houthi movement on Wednesday, Saudi-owned Al Arabiya TV reported.
The attack follows...
Egypt house speaker wants illegal currency dealers executed
Egypt's parliament speaker said in comments published Wednesday he wished to see illegal foreign currency dealers executed, arguing that the nation was facing an...
Olympics: Huge queues and angry fans mar the start of Rio Games
The Rio Olympic Games got off to a shambolic start on Saturday as fans queued for hours at security checkpoints to enter venues, with...
ISIS suicide attack in mostly Kurdish Syria town kills 44
A suicide bomber riding an empty livestock truck laden with explosives blew himself up Wednesday in a crowded district in the predominantly Kurdish town...
UN accuses Boko Haram of 'almost unimaginable' brutality
Boko Haram is engaged in "almost unimaginable" violence and brutality that has forced massive numbers of people to flee their homes and led to...
Daughter of Sudanese film legend preserves his legacy
As she drove past an apartment complex on a street in Khartoum, Sara Jadallah turned silent.
It was here that her late father, the legendary...
