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Saudi allies scale down ties to Iran

Allies of Saudi Arabia followed the kingdom's lead and on Monday began scaling down their diplomatic ties to Iran in the wake of the...

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks at a hospital’s opening ceremony, in Istanbul, Saturday,...

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday warned Greece to enter talks over disputed eastern Mediterranean territorial claims or face...

U.S. Air Strikes kill at least 50 at Al-Qaeda Yemen camp

At least 50 militants were killed in a U.S. air strike on an al Qaeda training camp in the mountains of southern Yemen, medics...

Erdogan takes to Twitter to hail poll win

He once wanted to "wipe out" Twitter and compared social media to a "murderer's knife", but President Recep Tayyip Erdogan couldn't resist sending a...

Prince Faisal inaugurates Holy Qur’an Expo

Rare manuscripts of the Holy Qur’an were displayed at an exhibition inaugurated by Madinah Gov. Prince Faisal bin Salman early this week. The event was...

UAE airports close earlier than announced

United Arab Emirates will suspend all passengers flights in and out of the Gulf Arab state on Tuesday night, Dubai Airports said on its...

EU calls for holy sites to be respected

The EU warned yesterday against any “provocation” at Al Aqsa Mosque as violent clashes continued for a third day after Israeli settlers and the...

Tourism packages available during Eid holidays

The Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage (SCTNH) headed by Prince Sultan bin Salman has announced a number of new tourism packages that...

Boko Haram 'largely' defeated, says Nigerian minister

Nigeria's information minister on Tuesday insisted that Boko Haram was "largely defeated" despite two days of bombings blamed on the jihadist group that left...

Syrian opposition to meet govt for talks in early January

A joint team of Syria's political and armed opposition will meet the government next month for talks seeking a political solution to nearly five...

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