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Riyadh to host Gulf summit on Dec 10

Gulf monarchs are to hold annual summit on 10 December, the Saudi capital, three weeks before the target date for bringing together international government...

From assaults to graffiti, French Muslims take hit after attacks

Anti-Muslim incidents including attacks on women and hateful graffiti have flared up across France in the week since Islamist militants killed 130 people in...

Prominent Saudi Sheikh injured in Philippines shooting

A gunman shot and wounded a prominent Saudi Arabian Sheikh who was on an Islamic State (ISIS) hit list after he gave a speech to...

10 dead in central Istanbul explosion

An explosion in the heart of Istanbul's historic Sultanahmet tourist district killed at least ten people and wounded 15 on Tuesday and some local...

Hamas not seeking a war with Israel, says top official

A senior leader of the Islamist group Hamas said the Palestinian movement was not seeking a new war with Israel and insisted a network...

U.S. space mining law to set off interplanetary gold rush

Flashing some interplanetary gold bling and sipping "space water" might sound far-fetched, but both could soon be reality, thanks to a new US law...

Saudi vote campaign for women enters final day

Saudi Arabia's first election campaign open to women ends on Thursday but voters see little chance of a breakthrough for female candidates. More than 900...

Saudi Arabia rejects partisan nature of ITV documentary

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia utterly rejects the partisan nature and sensationalist tone of this documentary. It is clear the producers set out to...

Tunisians receive Nobel Peace Prize amid state of emergency

The Nobel Peace Prize will be awarded Thursday to four civil society groups who led Tunisia's transition to democracy, though the country has now...

Saudi Arabia warns against hajj unrest as pilgrims pray for peace

Saudi Arabia has warned Muslim pilgrims attending next week's haj in Mecca to avoid exploiting Islam's annual gathering for political reasons, reflecting its worry...

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