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Weird questions Saudis face abroad

MANY Saudi tourists when traveling abroad often face a barrage of unrealistic questions and encounter strange opinions about the Kingdom from local people in...

Iranian commandos deployed to Syria as advisers

Iran has sent commandos to Syria as advisers, a military official said on Monday, suggesting it is using its army as well as paramilitary...

Syria's besieged Daraya to get first aid since 2012

Aid agencies are to deliver relief supplies to the besieged Syrian rebel-held town of Daraya on Thursday, the first since 2012, the International Committee...

Iran detains US sailors after craft stopped in the Gulf

Iran has detained 10 US sailors after their vessels were stopped in the Gulf, a US official told press agencies. "We lost contact with two...

Crane disaster: 10 bodies yet to be identified; 2 more found

Ten bodies of those who died in the crane tragedy at Makkah’s Grand Mosque have yet to be identified. Al-Madinah daily, citing sources, said that...

OPEC meeting on output freeze unlikely without Iran progress

A meeting between oil producers to discuss a global pact on freezing production is unlikely to take place in Russia on March 20, sources...

Russian airforce strike Palmyra region in Syria

Russia's air force has struck the area around the Islamic State-held ancient city of Palmyra, the defence ministry said Monday, as Moscow pressed on...

Prominent Saudi journalist Omar al-Mudwahi passes away

Prominent Saudi journalist Omar al-Mudwahi died late on Saturday, his son Abdul Mohsen announced on his Twitter account on Sunday. Abdul Mohsen said his father...

ISIS threatens to destroy Saudi Arabian prisons

ISIS threatened to destroy Saudi Arabian prisons holding jihadists after Riyadh's execution of 47 people including 43 convicted al Qaeda militants. The militant group, which has...

2 Million Haj Pilgrims to move from Mount Arafat to Muzdalifah

Hajj pilgrims from around the world are now preparing to move to Muzdalifah after they gathered at Mount Arafat in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday...

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