Algeria's Bouteflika dissolves DRS spy unit, creates new agency
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has dissolved the long-standing military spy directorate known as the DRS, creating a new agency under the control of the...
Lebanon finance minister says parliament to meet after agenda agreed
Lebanon's Finance Minister Ali Hassan Khalil said on Thursday a meeting of parliament would go ahead next week after lawmakers agreed on an agenda...
Google to boost renewable energy for data centres
Google announced plans Thursday to boost its use of renewable energy for its data centres, moving closer to its goal of 100 percent clean...
US swimmers quit Brazil after fake mugging story
US Olympic authorities apologized to Brazil on Thursday as two US swimmers were allowed to go home having retracted a fabricated story about being...
Six Saudi students win medals in International Science Olympiad
Six Saudi students won medals in the annual International Science Olympiad (IJSO) held in South Korea between Dec. 2 to 12 this year. Of...
Saudi Arabia announces Yemen prisoner exchange
Saudi Arabia said on Wednesday it exchanged prisoners with its foes in Yemen's Houthi movement and that a calm was holding along their border,...
127 more virus deaths in Iran and Syrians rush to stock up
Iran reported another 127 Coronavirus deaths, bringing its death toll to 1,812 amid 23,049 confirmed cases. Meanwhile, Syrians rushed to stock up on food...
Saudi king at G20: World must get rid of terrorist evil
Saudi Arabia's King Salman’s address at the G20 summit discussed the urgency to “rid the world of its evil” in the fight against terrorism,...
Syrian army gains ground in intensified Ghouta assault
The Syrian army intensified its onslaught in eastern Ghouta on Saturday with advances that a war monitor and state media said had splintered...
Oil rebounds above $40, with eyes on Doha
The oil market rebounded sharply this week, with Brent back above $40 per barrel, as hopes grew of an output freeze at the looming...
