Activist Afeni Shakur, mother of 2Pac, dies at age 69
Afeni Shakur, the former Black Panther who inspired the work of her son, rap icon Tupac Shakur, and fostered his legacy for decades after...
Qatar one win away from world stage
Qatar are just one win away from qualifying for the Olympics but victory against South Korea at the AFC U23 championships on Tuesday will...
Turkish teachers linked to Erdogan foe detained in Afghanistan
One Afghan and three Turkish teachers linked to an organisation regarded with suspicion by the Turkish government were detained by Afghan intelligence officials on...
Syrian rebels demand U.S. action ahead of peace talks
Syrian rebels called on U.S. President Barack Obama to do more to stop Russian bombing raids in support of a military offensive by forces...
Prince Alwaleed and French PM discuss economic ties
Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, chairman of Kingdom Holding Company (KHC), received at his office in Riyadh French Prime Minister Manuel Valls.
He was accompanied by...
Islamic State advances on Aleppo in Syria fighting
Islamic State fighters have seized villages close to the northern Syrian city of Aleppo from rival insurgents, a monitoring group said on Friday, despite...
Chess federation vows ‘huge effort’ to include Israelis in Saudi-hosted match
The World Chess Federation (FIDE) is undertaking a "huge effort" to include Israeli players in a speed chess championship hosted by Saudi Arabia next...
Oil prices rise on bargain-buying
Oil prices rebounded Friday after tanking nearly five percent the day before as bargain hunters swooped into the market.
The commodity plunged Thursday in response...
Roadside bomb kills 16 Yemeni soldiers in Marib city
At least 16 Yemeni government soldiers have been killed by a roadside bomb in the province of Marib east of the capital Sanaa, military...
ISIS claims car bomb blast in Riyadh, no injuries
An explosion damaged a car in the Saudi capital Riyadh on Monday, the Saudi Press Agency reported, an incident the Islamic State (ISIS) militant...
