Thursday, January 29, 2026

Saudi arrest over firebomb attempt in Qatif

Saudi Arabia said Monday it had arrested a suspect for attempting to firebomb a government building in the Sunni-ruled kingdom's east during unrest over...

Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif visits Saudi Arabia

Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Army Chief General Raheel Sharif on Monday embarked a visit to Saudi Arabia and Iran to ease tensions...

Search for Americans seized in Baghdad

A major search is under way in the south of Iraq's capital, Baghdad, after the kidnapping of several Americans. Unconfirmed reports say three Americans were...

Saudi giant SABIC trades lower after profit drop

Shares of Saudi petrochemical giant SABIC traded almost five percent lower on Monday after the firm reported a drop of 19.57 percent in full-year...

"Isis is brainwashing children to murder their own parents": Raqqa escaped Child soldier reveals

The extent to which Isis is brainwashing children in its self-declared Islamic caliphate has been revealed by a young escapee who claimed commanders told...

ISIS kidnaps at least 400 civilians in Syrian city of Deir al-Zor

ISIS militants kidnapped at least 400 civilians when they attacked government-held areas in the eastern Syrian city of Deir ez-Zor on Saturday, a monitoring...

Many dead and wounded in strike on Yemen police HQ

Jets have struck a police headquarters in the Houthi-controlled Yemeni capital Sanaa, leaving many dead and wounded, rescuers said Monday. "At least 30 people have...

Iran condemns new US sanctions over missile test

Iran has denounced new sanctions imposed by the US over its ballistic missile programme. The sanctions had "no legal or moral legitimacy", a foreign ministry...

ISIS double standards sow growing disillusion

Mohammed Saad, a Syrian activist, was imprisoned by the Islamic State group, hung by his arms and beaten regularly. Then one day, his jailors...

Govt to raise Saudization rate in pharmacies by 5%

The Ministry of Labor is eyeing on private pharmacies to increase Saudization by 5 percent across about 8,000 pharmacies in the country. In cooperation with...

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