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...
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...
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...
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...
UNSC to prepare ‘further measures’ against N. Korea
The U.N. Security Council agreed on Wednesday to roll out new measures to punish North Korea after its shock announcement of a hydrogen bomb...
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...
EgyptAir passenger plane hijacked, most passengers freed
An Egyptair domestic flight from Alexandria to Cairo was hijacked on Tuesday and landed in Cyprus, Egyptian officials said.
The pilot of the plane was...
U.S. considers supporting new UAE push against al Qaeda in Yemen
The United States is considering a request from the United Arab Emirates for military support to assist a new offensive in Yemen against al...
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...
