BP to cut 4,000 jobs amid oil price plunge
Oil company BP is cutting some 4,000 jobs in exploration and production over the next two years amid sharp drops in the price of...
Prince Mohammed due to meet on Yemen with U.N. chief
Saudi Arabia's powerful deputy crown prince is due to meet U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday, the kingdom's ambassador said, after the United Nations...
Saudi plans a military industries holding firm
Saudi Arabia plans to set up a holding company for military industries that would be fully owned by the government at first and listed...
France tries forcing change on Lebanon’s politicians
BEIRUT (AP) — During his visit this month, French President Emmanuel Macron gave Lebanon’s politicians a road map for policy changes and reform, set...
Haj violators caught trying to enter Mashair in female clothing
Commander of Haj forces in the Makkah police, Maj. Gen. Abdulaziz bin Othman Al-Souli announced the capture of violators at checkpoints who were trying...
Egyptian officials say 55 police killed in Cairo shootout
CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian security officials say at least 55 policemen, including 20 officers and 34 conscripts, have been killed in a shootout during...
Kuwait court sentences MPs to jail terms for storming into parliament
A Kuwaiti court handed several lawmakers jail terms on Monday for forcing their way into the parliament building in 2011 - a move that...
Saudi and UAE football teams set for upcoming AFC clash
Rivalry is the essence of football, with the most compelling and captivating contests coloring the game. Without it there would be no competitive context,...
U.S. military discloses civilian casualties in airstrikes against ISIS
The U.S. military said on Friday it believed eight civilians were likely killed and three others wounded in airstrikes against ISIS targets in Iraq...
Yemeni rebels ask ally Iran to stop exploiting country's war
A top leader of Yemen's Shiite rebels issued a harsh rebuke of ally Iran on Thursday, calling on Tehran to back away from the...
