Pakistani heroin trafficker punished in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia executed a convicted Pakistani heroin smuggler Tuesday.
Nimat Allah Mola Baksh had been found guilty of smuggling the drugs inside his body, the...
Syria peace talks hinge on envoy's answers
The Syrian opposition is awaiting clarification on key points from the United Nations before deciding whether to attend peace negotiations planned for Friday.
The Syrian...
EU calls for holy sites to be respected
The EU warned yesterday against any “provocation” at Al Aqsa Mosque as violent clashes continued for a third day after Israeli settlers and the...
U.S. Supreme Court rejects challenge to state assault weapon bans
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday left in place gun control laws in New York and Connecticut that ban assault weapons like the one...
Hezbollah chief warns any war against Iran would engulf region
Beirut, May 31, 2019 (AFP) - The head of the Lebanese Shiite movement Hezbollah warned on Friday that if there was war against Iran...
As Isis threat mounts on its doorstep, Indonesia scours a jungle
Indonesian forces are mobilizing for a manhunt in steamy jungles on the far-flung island of Sulawesi to flush the country's most-wanted man from his...
Saudi arabia exhorts world community to contain Israel
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, during Monday’s Cabinet meeting, urged the international community, including the United Nations to take action against Israel, to...
Saudi posts record $98 billion deficit in 2015
OPEC kingpin Saudi Arabia posted a record $98 billion budget deficit in 2015 due to the sharp fall in oil prices, the finance ministry...
Train for pilgrims’ Makkah–Madinah travel by end of 2016
Buses will no longer be used for transporting pilgrims to and fro Makkah and Madinah when the Haramain Highspeed Railway commences operation by December...
No cause for alarm over MERS outbreak!
There is no cause for alarm over the latest outbreak of the deadly Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) coronavirus in Riyadh, despite six deaths...
