3 Killed in attack on Hail police checkpoints
Gunmen have opened fire at two police checkpoints in a northern province, killing at least three people, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) has said.
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Syria denies ever using chemical weapons in civil war
Syria on Monday denied ever using chemical weapons in its four-year civil war, telling a global watchdog it is cooperating fully with the destruction...
Russia parades Syrian ‘witnesses’ to disprove gas attack
Russian diplomats brought alleged "witnesses" from Syria, including an 11-year-old child, to the headquarters of the global chemical weapons watchdog in the Netherlands to...
Isis endorses organ harvesting document taken in U.S. raid said
ISIS has sanctioned the harvesting of human organs in a previously undisclosed ruling by the group’s Islamic scholars, raising concerns that the violent extremist...
Saudi Arabia denies pirating World Cup broadcast from Qatar
Saudi Arabia has denied accusations of pirating the broadcast of World Cup games for which Qatar-based beIN Sports network holds the regional rights.
Saud al-Qahtani,...
Kuwait projects record deficit on falling oil income
OPEC member Kuwait projected a record budget deficit for the fiscal year starting April 1 on the sliding price of oil, the finance ministry...
Yemeni port says first ship in weeks arrives, Saudi denies hampering aid by sea
Officials at Yemen's Red Sea port of Hodeidah said the first ship to dock there in three weeks arrived on Tuesday, carrying desperately needed...
New initiatives launched to promote Abdullah’s legacy
Marking the first anniversary of the death of King Abdullah, his family has launched a series of new initiatives to sustain the late leader’s...
Saudi tourists to Egypt increase by 53.1% in first 7 months of 2015
The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and the Egyptian Tourism Authority recently announced July’s tourism statistics that reflect the positive growth of its tourism sector....
2m pilgrims flock to Mina
Two million Muslims from around the world arrived in the Mina valley outside the holy city of Makkah. They came by bus, car or...
