Kuwaiti government requests special 6.2 bln dinar budget for weapons
The Kuwaiti government asked parliament to approve a supplementary budget of 6.2 billion dinars ($20.4 billion) to fund weapons purchases for the military over...
Saudi Arabia names Pakistani man as suicide bomber in Jeddah
Saudi Arabia on Tuesday identified the suicide bomber who struck outside the U.S. Consulate in Jeddah as a Pakistani resident of the kingdom who...
Saudi king establishes anti-corruption prosecution units
Saudi Arabia's king has established special anti-corruption units of prosecutors to pursue embezzlement cases in the kingdom after a recent crackdown.
King Salman's decision was...
Yemeni army advances against Al Qaeda in Aden
The Yemeni army backed by local fighters seized control of parts of Aden held by al Qaeda on Wednesday as part of a push...
Israeli opposition leader wants to begin separating from Palestinians
Israeli opposition leader Isaac Herzog said Wednesday that no peace deal was possible for now and his country must begin unilaterally separating from the...
Egyptian military court sentences journalist to 10 years
An Egyptian military court has sentenced a freelance journalist who reported on the Sinai insurgency to 10 years in prison on terror-related charges.
The Cairo...
Clinton says Saudi has "multiple levels of responsibilities" in defeating ISIS
Clinton says Saudi Arabia has "multiple levels of responsibilities" in defeating Islamic State, must stop its citizens from financing terrorism
US Democratic presidential candidate Hillary...
French Muslims fear repercussions from Paris attacks
For the second time this year France's Muslims have seen carnage brought to the streets of Paris by a few radical Islamists and fear...
Beirut blast hammers grain import capacity but supplies still flow, WFP says
BEIRUT, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Beirut port's capacity to handle wheat and other bulk cereal imports has collapsed to about a fifth or less...
Treatment of MERS patients to continue after Haj
Emad Al-Jahdali, deputy minister of health for human capital planning and development and chairman of the Haj Preparatory Committees, said that Custodian of the...
