Saudi policeman shot dead after Makkah raid
A Saudi police officer has been shot dead in the Makkah region, the interior ministry said on Friday, after four suspected jihadists died during...
Ivory Coast resort was 'symbolic' jihadist target
When gunmen from Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb killed 18 people at a beach resort frequented by foreigners in Ivory Coast, the jihadist group...
Egypt's illicit currency traders defy crackdown, spread business abroad
Egypt's efforts to stamp out illicit currency trading is pushing black market dealers to carry out transactions abroad, beyond the reach of the law,...
Oil prices slip on Chinese demand concerns, weak Saudi exports
Oil prices fell on Monday on concerns about the pace of economic growth in China, the world's largest energy consumer, and signs that global...
GCC leaders slam ‘hostile, racist’ rhetoric against Muslims, refugees
Gulf Arab leaders condemned “hostile, racist” remarks against Muslims and Syrian refugees in a statement issued on Thursday, days after Republican presidential candidate Donald...
Saudi halts $3 billion in aid to Lebanon army
Saudi Arabia said Friday it has halted a $3 billion programme for military supplies to Lebanon in protest against Hezbollah, the Shiite militant group...
Beheaded bodies of anti-ISIS activist and friend found in Turkey
The beheaded bodies of a Syrian activist opposed to the Islamic State group and his friend were found early Friday in the southern Turkish...
'Thunder' in Saudi desert as huge military drill ends
Warplanes roared overhead, tanks rumbled across the desert and smoke filled the sky Thursday during the final stage of what Saudi Arabia has billed...
China and UAE sign deals as president visits Abu Dhabi
China and the United Arab Emirates signed a raft of economic agreements Friday as President Xi Jinping held "extensive talks" in Abu Dhabi that...
Egypt struggles to get subsidised food to poor amid dollar crisis
"Any rice?" says the woman, leaning into a shop in Cairo and brandishing a green smartcard that carries her family's food credits. The shopkeeper...
