Municipal inspectors shut down 50 stores in Makkah in 2 days
MAKKAH — Municipal inspectors in Makkah closed down nearly 50 stores in the city for various violations over the past two days.
Khaled Basfar, head...
Erdogan says no room for dialogue in Kurdish conflict
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Monday ruled out reviving peace talks with the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) and vowed to stamp out the...
U.S. military and allies conduct 10 airstrikes in Syria, 17 in Iraq
The U.S.-led coalition conducted 10 airstrikes against Islamic State in Syria on Sunday and 17 in Iraq, the U.S. military said, stepping up its...
ISIS claim suicide attack at Egypt police club that kills 3
A suicide bomber detonated a car full of explosives at the main gate of a police club in the restive northern part of the...
OPEC, Russia oil battle heats up as Sweden buys Saudi crude
The Saudi-Russian battle for Europe's crude oil buyers intensified this week as Swedish refiner Preem bought its first cargo of Saudi Arabian crude oil...
Afghan Taliban urge religious scholars to boycott peace conference
The Taliban urged Islamic scholars on Saturday not to take part in a conference due to take place in Indonesia aimed at building agreement...
Prince Khaled inaugurates annual Souk Okaz festival
Makkah Emir Prince Khaled Al-Faisal inaugurated the activities of the ninth edition of the 10-day annual Souk Okaz festival at Al-Arfa outside Taif on...
Footballer Lionel Messi to be tried on tax fraud charges
Argentina and Barcelona star Lionel Messi and his father Jorge are to stand trial on three counts of tax fraud that could carry prison...
Saudi intercepts missile from Yemen, truce maintained
Saudi air defence forces on Monday intercepted a ballistic missile fired from Yemen, but a Saudi-led military coalition will maintain a shaky truce despite...
Rare cyclone batters Yemen, thousands flee homes
A cyclone with hurricane-force winds made landfall on Yemen's Arabian Sea coast on Tuesday, flooding the country's fifth-largest city Mukalla and sending thousands of...
