UN moves to restrict ISIS finances
Russian President Vladimir Putin threw his support Thursday behind a US-backed measure at the UN Security Council to ramp up sanctions against ISIS and cut...
Kuwait court convicts five over ISIS fundraising
A lower court in Kuwait on Monday sentenced five men to 10 years in jail each for raising funds for the Islamic State jihadist...
Qatar frees Dutch woman held after rape report
A Dutch woman held in Qatar for nearly three months after telling police she had been raped there was released on Monday after receiving...
Arab and Western states urge Libyan parties to agree on unity government 'immediately'
Western and Arab states issued a joint declaration Monday urging rival sides in Libya to accept UN proposals for a power-sharing government "immediately" to...
Train for pilgrims’ Makkah–Madinah travel by end of 2016
Buses will no longer be used for transporting pilgrims to and fro Makkah and Madinah when the Haramain Highspeed Railway commences operation by December...
Russia ready to act as 'intermediary' between Saudi Arabia and Iran
Russia is ready to serve as an intermediary to resolve the dispute between Saudi Arabia and Iran that saw the kingdom break off diplomatic...
Bahrain sentences three to life in prison for attack on police
Bahrain's High Criminal Court sentenced three unnamed defendants to life imprisonment on charges of attempting to murder policemen with an improvised bomb, state news...
UAE court tries seven for Hezbollah links
Seven people have gone on trial in the United Arab Emirates on charges of forming a cell linked to Lebanon's Iran-backed Hezbollah movement, reports...
Saudi Arabia crude exports fall to 7.276m bpd in July
Saudi Arabia’s crude oil exports in July fell to 7.276 million barrels per day from 7.365 million bpd in June, official data showed.
Monthly export...
George Bush should be investigated for torture conspiracy
Former President George W. Bush and a raft of senior US officials from his administration should be investigated for conspiracy to torture and for...
