Saudi king sanctions Binladin group for Mecca Crane Collapse
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has sanctioned the powerful Saudi Binladin Group over the collapse of a construction crane at Mecca’s Grand Mosque, which killed...
Bomb explodes at Somali airport, wounding 3 people
A Somali police official says a bomb exploded in a piece of luggage at an airport in a central Somali town, wounding three people,...
More than 150 dead in IS attacks on Syria’s Sweida: monitor
Raids and suicide bombings carried out by the Islamic State group in Syria's southern Sweida province have killed 156 people including 62 civilians, a...
Saudi to boost aid and investment in Egypt
Saudi Arabia has pledged a total of eight billion dollars in investment and aid to Egypt over the next five years, as Riyadh looks...
ISIS claims deadly shooting in Russia's Caucasus
ISIS has claimed responsibility for a shooting at an ancient citadel in Russia's volatile North Caucasus region of Dagestan that killed one and injured 11,...
Assad says military gains will speed up political deal
Syrian army successes will help accelerate a political settlement to the country's civil war, President Bashar al-Assad said, because they weaken the position of...
Yemen government vows to stay in Aden despite Daesh bombings
Yemen's government has said it will stay in the country's temporary capital Aden despite a deadly Islamic State group attack on its headquarters which...
Saudi hajj investigation continues
A Saudi investigation into the worst disaster in the history of the hajj pilgrimage is yet to end, official media reported Monday, more than...
JP Morgan sees new Scottish currency, initially backed by BoE
JP Morgan said on Thursday a Scottish currency in a newly independent Scotland could initially be stabilised near parity with sterling by the Bank...
Saudi soldier held in Yemen released in prisoner swap
Saudi Arabia's official news agency says the kingdom's military conducted a prisoner swap, releasing seven Yemenis in exchange for a Saudi corporal.
It marked the...
