UN Palestinian agency to axe 250 jobs after US funding cuts
The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees announced Wednesday it was cutting more than 250 jobs in the Palestinian territories after the United States...
Gulf states plan to roll out VAT in 3 years
Gulf states have agreed on key issues for implementing value-added tax in the region, an official from the United Arab Emirates finance ministry said...
Yemen asks for help as seawater seeps into abandoned tanker
CAIRO (AP) — The United Nations said an abandoned oil tanker moored off the coast of Yemen loaded with more than 1 million barrels...
Rain-seeking prayer held across Saudi Arabia
Muslims across Saudi Arabia performed the rain-seeking prayer in accordance with the Prophetic Sunnah. The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques had called for...
Turkey charges 10 suspects over Istanbul attack
A Turkish court on Sunday charged ten people over the suicide bombing in the heart of Istanbul’s tourist district that killed 10 Germans, Turkish...
Saudi soldier dies in border shelling from Yemen
A Saudi soldier has been killed in shelling from across the border in Yemen, the interior ministry announced on Wednesday.
He died on Tuesday in...
Syrian beheaded for drug trafficking in Saudi Arabia
Saudi authorities beheaded a Syrian for drug trafficking in the kingdom's northwestern region of Jawf, on Wednesday the interior ministry announced.
Omar al-Nasser was arrested...
Release of jailed Turkish journalists is 'defeat' for Erdogan
The release of two prominent Turkish journalists following a ruling by Turkey's top court that their rights had been violated is a "clear defeat"...
London diamond district thieves get up to 7 years in prison
A British judge has sentenced six men who stole cash, jewelry and gold worth 14 million pounds ($20 million) from a vault in London's...
Damascus rules out talks on presidential vote
The Syrian government on Saturday ruled out any discussion of presidential elections at peace talks due to start next week, drawing accusations from the...
