Iran sanctions, trade are tests of European sovereignty – Macron’s office
The threat of U.S. sanctions on European companies trading with Iran and tariffs on aluminium and steel exports are a test of European sovereignty...
Saudi Arabia to issue 20 bln riyals of bonds next week -Maaal
Saudi Arabia's government is in talks with local banks to sell them 20 billion riyals ($5.3 billion) of local currency bonds next week, the...
Trump convention message cheers white supremacists
They don't like to be called white supremacists.
The well-dressed men who gathered in Cleveland's Ritz-Carlton bar after Donald Trump's speech accepting the Republican nomination...
Suicide bombing and gunbattle kills 12 in western Yemen
A suspected al Qaeda suicide bombing, accompanied by an attack with guns and grenades, killed 10 soldiers guarding an intelligence building in the western...
Islamic State militants blow up ancient Arch of Triumph in Palmyra
Islamic State militants have blown up the Arch of Triumph, a major monument in the 2,000-year-old Roman city of Palmyra, Syria's antiquities chief said...
Saudi strips powers from religious police, orders 'kinder' approach
Saudi Arabia has stripped its frequently criticised religious police of their powers to arrest, urging them to act "kindly and gently" in enforcing Islamic...
Saudi ‘forced’ 3 Iranian boats to leave waters: state media
Riyadh (AFP) - Saudi Arabia said Saturday three Iranian boats were "forced to retreat" from its waters after warning shots were fired, according to...
Saudi King Salman calls for others not to interfere in Kingdom
Saudi Arabia's King Salman on Sunday called on other countries not to interfere in the kingdom's internal affairs in what appeared to be a...
Sectarian hate takes root as Yemen anti-Houthi forces push on Sanaa
Mohsen Saleh al-Muradi does not just want to drive the Shi'ite Houthi fighters out of Yemen's capital 130 km (80 miles) from his home...
King Fahd National Library wins global architectural award
The Riyadh-based King Fahad National Library (KFNL) was picked as the best architectural work in 2015 by global A+Award program, according to an online...
