Saudi state claws back unspent money as finances tighten
Saudi Arabia's finance ministry, seeking to cut waste as state revenues shrink because of low oil prices, is telling government bodies to return unspent...
Saudi Arabia slams Israeli fire in Gaza, silent on Jerusalem
Saudi Arabia condemned Israeli gunfire on Monday that killed at least 52 Palestinians and wounded hundreds of others, without mentioning the inauguration of the...
Maldives impeaches vice president as emergency law deepens turmoil
The parliament in the Maldives impeached the vice president on Thursday over his alleged role in a blast on the president's speedboat, a day...
Beirut blast hammers grain import capacity but supplies still flow, WFP says
BEIRUT, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Beirut port's capacity to handle wheat and other bulk cereal imports has collapsed to about a fifth or less...
It was time to remake 'Roots', says LeVar Burton
LeVar Burton was initially skeptical of remaking "Roots," the groundbreaking miniseries that launched his career in 1977.
But Burton, who played a young Kunta Kinte,...
Syrian opposition and rebels not invited to Vienna talks with Saudi
Neither Syria's main political opposition body nor representatives of the armed opposition have been invited to international talks on the country's war, an opposition...
Mecca summit supports Palestinians, backs Saudis in Iran standoff
Mecca, Saudi Arabia, June 1, 2019 (AFP) - A Saudi-hosted Islamic summit on Saturday threw its support behind Palestinians ahead of a US-led peace...
Iraq to use new electronic system in May elections
Iraq says a new electronic system will be used to limit fraud in next month's national elections, and will allow for the announcement of...
Shelling from Yemen kills 3 along Saudi border
Shelling from Yemen has killed a border guard trooper and two residents in Saudi Arabia’s border region, officials said, in the deadliest barrages in...
Qatar joins Gulf allies to urge against Lebanon travel
Qatar on Wednesday followed the example of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain in urging their citizens to avoid travel to Lebanon...
