Syria ceasefire task force to meet, France wants answers on violations
Countries backing the Syria peace process will meet at 3 p.m. (1400 GMT) in Geneva on Monday as France demanded information about attacks in...
UN hopes Yemen peace talks can start by end of October
U.N. Deputy Secretary General Jan Eliasson said on Thursday he hoped U.N.-backed peace talks to end the conflict in Yemen could start by the...
Three-year program to train Saudis for job market
A newly-launched program under the title “Our Youth Our Future” will provide three-year training to Saudi youth at six different training academies under the...
Algeria’s ruling caste set on orderly succession, when the time comes
Algerians are facing the eventual departure of their long-serving president, the ailing Abdelaziz Bouteflika, in the knowledge that all is being done to ensure...
Net expansion ‘comes at cost of privacy’
The advancement of telecommunications and information technology, as well as the growing prevalence of electronic warfare and means of transferring information rapidly across networks...
Saudi Arabia says sending special forces to Syria under discussion
Saudi Arabia and other Gulf Arab states are discussing sending special forces to Syria as part of U.S.-led efforts to fight Islamic State, Foreign...
Fire sweeps through Saudi hospital wards, 25 dead
A fire tore through the intensive care unit and the maternity ward of a Saudi hospital before dawn on Thursday, killing 25 people and...
Japan is boosted as the Dollar strengthens and crude climbs almost one percent in...
Japanese stocks rallied as the dollar strengthened in holiday-thinned trade Monday, with most markets across Asia closed for the Lunar New Year holiday.
A report...
Syrian rebels see flaws in U.S.-Russia truce plan
The United States and Russia announced plans for a "cessation of hostilities" in Syria that would take effect on Saturday but exclude groups such...
Stiffer penalties for cyber crimes planned
The Shoura Council is studying amendments to the regulation for combating cyber crimes, according to sources.
The proposed amendments include imprisonment for a maximum period...
