Man rescued from Taif well
TAIF — Civil Defense rescuers saved a man after he fell into a well on Monday. Taif Civil Defense spokesman Col. Nasser Al-Sharif said...
IEA say OPEC responsible for oil glut of supplies
Oil prices may have rebounded off 12-year lows struck last month, but any hope for a broader recovery in the market would be misplaced,...
Assad's opponents dismiss Russian ideas for solving Syria crisis
Syrian opposition figures and Gulf commentators dismissed on Wednesday a Russian draft proposal for a process to solve the Syrian crisis, saying Moscow's aim...
14,000 Chinese Muslims performed Haj this year
Chinese Ambassador Li Chengwen has said that about 14,000 Chinese Muslims came to Saudi Arabia to perform Haj this year, and more than 20...
24 Libyan municipalities sign up to unity deal
The leaders of 24 Libyan municipalities on Monday signed the U.N.-sponsored agreement on the formation of a national unity government, in a move welcomed...
Israel: Shooting of female Palestinian medic unintentional
The Israeli military on Tuesday said the fatal shooting of a female Palestinian paramedic in the Gaza Strip last week was unintentional, an admission...
Libya's recognized parliament rejects U.N. proposal for unity government
Libya's internationally-recognized parliament decided on Monday to reject a United Nations proposal for a unity government, lawmakers said, in a blow to efforts to...
200,000 more S.Sudan refugees expected in Sudan
About another 200,000 South Sudanese refugees are expected to arrive in Sudan this year, fleeing fighting and food insecurity in their country, the United...
“Glimmer of hope” as food and fuel arrives in Yemen ports
A blockade of Yemen's key ports appeared to have been broken on Wednesday as ships arrived with food and fuel for the desperate population,...
Iran to issue verdicts in trial over storming of Saudi embassy
Iran's semi-official ISNA news agency says verdicts are to be handed down in 10 days for suspects on trial over the storming of Saudi...
