Senior Saudi prince condemns Obama comments on Middle East
A senior Saudi Arabian prince on Monday condemned comments attributed to U.S. President Barack Obama, saying the American leader had "thrown us a curve...
Kuwait security chief to Obama: "we're not free-riders"
Kuwait is not a "free-rider" in U.S.-led campaigns against terrorism and other threats, a senior Kuwaiti security official said on Thursday, rejecting comments by...
Jailed Lebanese ex-minister Samaha released on bail
A former Lebanese minister who is close to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was released on bail on Thursday after serving a jail term for...
Italy ramps up airport security checks after Paris attacks
Italy ramped up security at airports across the country on Monday in response to the attack in Paris which has been claimed by Islamic...
Saudi Arabia: fossil fuels are still needed
Leading crude exporter Saudi Arabia supports efforts to limit global warming but believes fossil fuels should remain part of the world energy mix, Oil...
Union defeats extremism: Al-Asheikh
Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al-Asheikh called on the Islamic Ummah to stand united in defeating extremists who are harming the image of Islam.
“The...
Saudi fiscal reserves slide to 4-year low on weak oil
Saudi Arabia's fiscal reserves dropped to a four-year low last year as the government sought to finance a budget deficit caused by plunging oil...
In about-face, Iraq’s maverick al-Sadr moves closer to Iran
Muqtada al-Sadr, the maverick Shiite cleric who emerged as the main winner in Iraq's parliamentary elections last month, campaigned on a platform to end...
Saudi women have right to divorce ‘unfit’ husbands, says HRC lawyer
Saudi courts have granted divorces to at least 140 women over the past 11 months and a human rights consultant has said women have...
Mina crush: Identification of the dead to be completed soon
The Saudi authorities have assured a visiting Indian minister that all the remaining dead bodies will be identified as soon as possible and that...
