Monday, January 19, 2026

U.S. approves $11.25 billion warship sale to Saudi Arabia

The U.S. government has approved the sale of four Lockheed Martin Corp multi-mission warships and associated equipment to Saudi Arabia, a deal valued at...

Saudi intercepts and destroys ballistic missile from Yemen

Saudi Arabia has intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile fired from Yemen and a Saudi-led military coalition said in a statement late on Monday...

Suicide blast outside Prophet's Mosque in Medina

A suicide blast struck Monday in Saudi Arabia outside one of Islam's holiest sites, the Prophet's Mosque in Medina, a Saudi-owned television channel reported. Al-Arabiya...

Afghan politician shot dead as Taliban launch series of attacks

Gunmen killed a provincial deputy governor and three others in an ambush in Afghanistan on Thursday, officials said, as the Taliban carried out a...

SAUDI ARAMCO CHAIRMAN DEFENDS OIL GIANT'S POSSIBLE IPO MOVE

The chairman of Saudi Arabia's state oil giant says plans for a possible initial public offering are not being driven by a need for...

FIFA vote goes to second round after no contender gets majority

The FIFA presidential election went into a second round on Friday after Gianni Infantino led the first round but did not get a two-thirds...

41 people still in intensive care after Istanbul airport attack

Forty-one people are still in intensive care in Turkish hospitals among some 250 people hurt in a suicide bomb attack which killed 41 people...

Children starving amid 'alarming' Somalia drought

Over 58,000 children will starve to death in Somalia without urgent support, the United Nations warned Monday, amid severe drought in the impoverished and...

Website launched to mark 30 years of Saudi space technology

The King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology, (KACST) on Thursday launched a website to mark the 30th anniversary of the giant strides it...

Oil prices hold steady

Oil steadied Thursday as traders digested rising crude inventories and falling output in the United States, alongside hopes that talks among major producers could...

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