Turkey frees 2 journalists from jail after high court ruling
Two journalists imprisoned for their reports on alleged government arms-smuggling to Syria were released from jail early on Friday hours after Turkey's highest court...
OPEC watching Iran and Russia, unlikely to cut output in June
OPEC is very unlikely to cut output at its next meeting in June, even if prices remain extremely low, according to OPEC sources and...
Saudi unit of auditor Deloitte penalized by market regulator
Saudi Arabia's Capital Market Authority has suspended the local unit of New York-based auditing giant Deloitte from offering its auditing services to the kingdom's...
Syrian opposition say working towards Saudi Arabia meet, but no date set
Syrian opposition figures said on Friday efforts were under way to hold a conference in Saudi Arabia aimed at unifying President Bashar al-Assad's opponents,...
Declare war on deviant thoughts ‘to defeat foes of Islam’
Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al-Asheikh has called on preachers in the Kingdom to fight deviant thoughts and values that are not Islamic.
“This is...
ISIS video shows ‘Russian spy agent’ beheaded
A video released online by ISIS has purportedly showed the beheading of a man the group said was a Russian spy its fighters had...
Lebanese speaker says Christian tie-up not enough to secure presidency
The influential speaker of Lebanon's parliament has cast doubt on whether the reconciliation of the country's rival Christian leaders will help the country install...
Netanyahu says UN chief Ban Ki-moon 'encouraging terror'
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accused UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon of "encouraging terror".
Referring to the Palestinians, Mr Ban said it was human...
Kuwait backs alliances against ISIS, but no troops
Kuwait backs international efforts against hardline Islamist groups in Iraq and Syria although the Gulf Arab state's constitution prevents it from fighting in anything...
Politicizing the Hajj Stampede
It is a never-ending story. Whenever an emergency occurs during the Hajj season, certain parties blame Saudi Arabia who, nevertheless, continues to give pilgrims...
