Wednesday, September 2, 2026

Reporters not allowed inside polling stations

Journalists would not be allowed inside polling stations and can only interview candidates and voters outside for the Dec. 12 municipal council elections. This was...

How the war on Isis is redrawing the map of the Middle East

New borders are being drawn, new fiefdoms are being carved out and the seeds of potential conflicts are being sown Along the vast, zigzagging perimeter...

US and Russia attempt to hold Syria ceasefire together

The United States and Russia worked Monday to hold together a revived truce in Syria, calling on both Syria's government and opposition groups to...

Jubeir says Syrian rebels should get surface-to-air missiles

Moderate Syrian rebels should be supplied with surface-to-air missiles to defend against air strikes, Germany weekly Der Spiegel quoted Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir...

Accosted for her hijab, woman now teaches Muslim empowerment

When she was 16, Rana Abdelhamid was accosted on the streets of New York by a man who tried to pull off the head...

Saudi Arabia reiterates calls for U.N. reforms

Saudi Arabia has repeatedly called for the reforms of the U.N. Security Council and its working methods so that it can effectively carry out...

King attends funeral prayer of Prince Nawaf

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman attended funeral prayer of Prince Nawaf Bin Abdul Aziz at the Grand Mosque in Makkah after...

Saudia all set for departure operations

The Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) has prepared a complete package of services for the departing pilgrims starting with reservation until the issuance of the...

Egypt’s Sisi pardons 3,477 prisoners ahead of Eid holiday

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has pardoned 3477 prisoners before the Eid al-Fitr holiday, many of them imprisoned for debt, the interior ministry said...

Heavy fighting breaks out in Yemen's Taiz city, ICRC says situation "dire"

At least 20 Houthi militia fighters were killed in heavy clashes in Yemen's third-largest city Taiz on Thursday, a day after they pounded it...

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