46 Saudi women joined Daesh in Syria
As many as 46 Saudi women, some of them with their children, have joined Daesh (the self-proclaimed Islamic State) in Syria since 2011, Al-Hayat...
Diplomatic efforts underway for Saudi-Iranian dialogue
Diplomatic efforts are being made to open "direct dialogue" between regional rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran, a spokesman for Tehran's foreign ministry said on...
Pokemon Go unleashes legions of monster hunters
Roland James Rodas sprang from bed near midnight to race outside and catch a nocturnal Pokemon.
Edith Duro interrupted dinner to pursue a nearby creature.
A...
Mosque attack drama headlines Saudi Film Festival
A drama about an attack on a mosque is headlining the third Saudi Film Festival, which opens Thursday amid hopes the conservative kingdom may...
Hundreds of Houthi & Pro-Saleh fighters captured
The commander of the Border Guards in Asir, Brig. Gen. Safar bin Ahmad Al-Ghamdi, said Saudi forces defeated a number of Houthi militias and...
At least 140 killed in Ethiopia protests over state land plan
At least 140 people have been killed in Ethiopia over the past two months in a crackdown on anti-government protests sparked by plans to...
Syrian minister says no talk of transition, rejects Saudi peacekeeping efforts
A senior Syrian official rejected on Tuesday the idea of a "transitional period" sought by Western states that want President Bashar al-Assad removed from...
Attack on mosque kills 2 people in Al-Ahsa, Saudi
A bomb and gun attack on a Shi'ite Muslim mosque in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province killed two people and wounded at least 10 on Friday,...
Heaviest air strikes yet rock Yemeni capital Sanaa
Dozens of air strikes hit the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Thursday, in what residents described as the heaviest aerial attacks yet in nine months...
Saudi Arabia hosted half a million Syrians since 2011
Amnesty International highlighted that the six Gulf states - Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates and Bahrain - have not offered any...
