Saudi's first privately run air terminal contract awarded to Irish firm
A subsidiary of state-owned Irish airport operator DAA has won the bid to operate Saudi Arabia's first privately run terminal, official media in the kingdom...
Saudi says war games will boost military ties with Muslim allies
The Middle East's largest ever war games are now underway and will boost military cooperation between the 20 Muslim nations taking part, host country...
Saudi puts 32 on trial, accused of spying for Iran
Saudi-owned media report that 32 people have been accused of spying for the kingdom's regional rival Iran and now face trial.
Al-Arabiya reported Monday that...
Saudi film "Barakah yoqabil Barakah" shown at Berlin festival
It's rare that a Saudi Arabian film is shown at a major film festival, but Mahmoud Sabbagh's "Barakah yoqabil Barakah" (Barakah Meets Barakah) has...
IMF urges Gulf states to bring in taxes
The International Monetary Fund chief urged on Monday oil-exporting Gulf countries to introduce taxes, warning that low crude prices are likely to stay for...
Gulf banks under pressure from low oil prices
Banks in the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) are being increasingly challenged by a liquidity squeeze resulting from low oil prices, Moody's Investor Services...
Top commanders of anti-ISIS coalition meet in Kuwait
Top military commanders from 30 nations fighting the Islamic State (ISIS) group gathered Monday in Kuwait to discuss ways to defeat the jihadists who...
Syria opposition meets as ceasefire efforts intensify
Syria's main opposition umbrella group was meeting in the Saudi capital on Monday as Washington and Moscow worked to secure a ceasefire.
"There is a...
Oil price to start slow recovery in 2017, says International Energy Agency
World oil prices are unlikely to rise from current levels before 2017, and even then their recovery will be slow as massive oil stocks...
Libya's NOC warns of more ISIS attacks on oil facilities
More attacks on Libya's oil facilities are likely unless a United Nations-backed unity government is approved, and militants hit one oilfield just last week,...
