Qatar Airways says plane lands safely in Istanbul after emergency landing
Qatar Airways said that an aircraft that was forced to make an emergency landing at Istanbul's Ataturk airport on Thursday landed safely and that...
Syrian army celebrates as rebels quit most of their Ghouta stronghold
Syrian rebels left one besieged enclave on Friday and agreed to abandon another, leaving only the city of Douma still in insurgent hands in...
Jubeir: Saudi may take more measures against Iran
Saudi Arabia may take further measures against Iran after cutting ties with its regional rival this week, the Saudi foreign minister said on Saturday,...
U.N. invites warring parties to Syria talks this week
The United Nations invited Syria's government and opposition to peace talks in Geneva on Friday, but it remained unclear whether Saudi-backed opponents of President...
Oil prices surge on fresh talk of OPEC meeting on glut
Oil prices surged Wednesday on renewed speculation about a potential cut in global production that overshadowed another rise in US crude inventories.
US benchmark West...
'State of emergency' declared in Libya capital
Authorities in control of Libya's capital on Friday declared a "maximum state of emergency" after a UN-backed unity government that they reject said its...
King Abdulaziz International Competition for Holy Quran Memorisation to be held next month in...
King Abdulaziz International Competition for Holy Quran Memorisation, Intonation and Interpretation will begin its 37th session at the Holy Grand Mosque in Makkah on...
Uzbek president says economic data was “fiction” for years
President Shavkat Mirziyoyev said on Friday Uzbekistan had reported inflated economic growth and employment figures for years, describing the amplified numbers as "fiction", and...
Kerry to discuss Yemen and Syria with Gulf Arab states
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will present proposals on ending Yemen's conflict and resuming peace talks in meetings with Saudi leaders over the...
Johnson & Johnson hit with $247 mln verdict in hip implant trial
A federal jury in Dallas on Thursday ordered Johnson & Johnson and its DePuy Orthopaedics unit to pay $247 million to six patients who...
