Saudi Arabia: Major player on world stage
BEING the cradle of Islam, Saudi Arabia has an important place in the Muslim world. Moreover, it is the largest economy in the Middle...
Libya's chance to fight off ISIS
As the deadline for the formation of a government of national unity in Libya expires on January 17, the recent attacks, carried out by...
Egypt's ISIS branch claims deadly Sinai attack
An Egyptian affiliate of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group claimed responsibility Thursday for an attack that killed a colonel and...
Saudi security operation against ISIS fighters in Makkah
Saudi security forces undertook an operation against alleged Islamic State (ISIS) fighters in Makkah on Thursday, state television channel Ekhbariya said.
"The security authorities succeeded...
Ambitious Saudi economic reforms up against 'vested interests'
Saudi authorities will have to confront a range of vested interests if they hope to pull off an ambitious plan to diversify the economy...
Bahraini jet crashes in Jizan, Saudi
A Bahraini F-16 jet taking part in a mostly Gulf Arab military campaign in Yemen crashed in southern Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, according to...
'Dangerously high' antibiotic resistance levels worldwide: WHO
Antibiotic resistance, which can turn common ailments into killers, has reached dangerous levels worldwide, the World Health Organization warned Monday, saying users still know...
At least 26 killed in Yemen army base attack
At least six Yemeni troops and around 20 militant attackers were killed on Wednesday in an assault on a military base near the international...
Russia's task is to "stabilise the legal government": Putain says
The Russian president continued to defend his support for Bashar al-Assad, despite the escalating disagreement raised tone from NATO, the European Union and Saudi...
Man shot dead in Qatif, Saudi Arabia
A Saudi Arabian man was shot dead in the kingdom's Eastern Province late on Sunday when security officers came under fire from an unidentified...
