Al-Shebab fighters seize Somali port
Somalia's Al-Shebab insurgents retook their former stronghold of Merka on Friday from African Union troops who pulled out of the port they had held...
Clean Energy has Permanently Decoupled From the Oil and Gas Markets
It's been a rough summer for energy markets: Oil prices crashed, China stuttered, the Federal Reserve dithered and emerging market currencies threatened to fall...
Heartbreaking tales of missing pilgrims compound tragedy
Three days after the tragic stampede in Mina during this year’s Haj, the whereabouts of dozens of pilgrims, both from the Kingdom and from...
House prices likely to drop 30% in Jeddah
Prices of apartments, houses and land are expected to drop by 20 to 30 percent in Jeddah next year, a study has found.
Developers are...
Maldives says state of emergency may be lifted early
The foreign minister of the Maldives says a monthlong state of emergency declared by the president last week may be lifted early.
Foreign Minister Dunya...
77 dead as Syria enclave pounded ahead of expected ground assault
Heavy Syrian bombardment killed at least 77 civilians in rebel-held Eastern Ghouta on Monday, a war monitor said, as regime forces appeared to prepare...
Anger as Israel denies its forces shot Palestinian teen
Israel on Tuesday denied its forces shot a Palestinian teenager and said he suffered a severe head injury when he fell off his bicycle,...
What 100,000 U.S. boots on the ground get you in Syria
Speaking in Turkey after the terrible Paris murders of last Friday, President Barack Obama recently opposed any fundamental change in U.S. strategy towards Syria...
U.S. praises Saudi's sanctions on Hezbollah
The United States has praised Saudi Arabia for blacklisting 12 Hezbollah-affiliated individuals including military officials and financiers on Nov. 26.
Joseph W. Westphal, US ambassador...
Saudi and UAE football teams set for upcoming AFC clash
Rivalry is the essence of football, with the most compelling and captivating contests coloring the game. Without it there would be no competitive context,...
