Iraqi commander: About 2,500 ISIS militants killed in Fallujah
A senior Iraqi military commander says about 2,500 Islamic State militants have been killed during a month-long offensive to recapture the city of Fallujah.
The...
U.S. Supreme Court rejects challenge to state assault weapon bans
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday left in place gun control laws in New York and Connecticut that ban assault weapons like the one...
Kuwait amends sports laws but MPs say bans likely to remain
Kuwaiti lawmakers have approved sweeping changes to the country's sports laws likely to prolong bans imposed by international football and the Olympics.
World football's governing...
Families of EgyptAir crash victims to get compensation
EgyptAir said Monday advance compensation payments of $25,000 will be offered to families of the 66 people killed when one of its planes crashed...
Six Flags Entertainment seeks to open Saudi theme parks
U.S. theme park company Six Flags Entertainment Corp plans to expand to Saudi Arabia, its chief executive told Saudi-owned Arabiya TV on Monday, bringing...
Tunisia prolongs state of emergency for 1 more month
Tunisian authorities have decided to prolong for another month the state of emergency declared after the November attack on elite presidential guards in the...
Jubeir: More robust approach needed to influence Syria's Assad
Saudi Arabia supports a more aggressive approach against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's government, including imposing a no-fly zone and arming rebels with surface-to-air missiles,...
Saudi unit of auditor Deloitte penalized by market regulator
Saudi Arabia's Capital Market Authority has suspended the local unit of New York-based auditing giant Deloitte from offering its auditing services to the kingdom's...
Prince Mohammed due to meet on Yemen with U.N. chief
Saudi Arabia's powerful deputy crown prince is due to meet U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday, the kingdom's ambassador said, after the United Nations...
Somali militants kill five police in north Kenya, says governor
Somalia's al Shabaab militants killed five police officers in a border region in northeastern Kenya on Monday, a regional official said.
There was no immediate...
