Thursday, January 29, 2026

U.S. says to meet on Israel-Palestinian unrest and Syria in Europe

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said it was important that Israeli and Palestinian leaders clarify the status around Jerusalem's al-Aqsa mosque compound and...

Performance of Saudi public agencies to be monitored

Saudi Arabia’s council of ministers on Monday approved a National Center for Evaluating the Performance of Public Agencies. Minister of Culture and Information Adel Al-Turaifi...

Egypt's Sisi ignores criticism, focuses on economic achievements

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi vaunted on Thursday his "unprecedented" economic achievements, ignoring mounting criticism by opponents and the press after police raided a...

Oil prices rebound after slump

Oil prices rebounded slightly on Tuesday despite lingering market concerns regarding oversupplies. US benchmark West Texas Intermediate for delivery in December rose 37 cents to...

Iraqi Kurds reach Sinjar road, cutting ISIS supply line

The Kurdish Regional Security Council says its fighters have captured a strategic road near the town of Sinjar, cutting off one of the most...

Erdogan says Turkey has proof of Russian involvement in ISIS oil trade

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday said Turkey had proof Russia was involved in illegal oil trade with the Islamic State (ISIS) group in...

Netanyahu is given 48 hours to form unity govt

As Israel's unprecedented political deadlock has persisted, there have been widespread calls for an interim, national unity government to combat COVID-19, which has infected...

Paris attacks: ISIS claims two attackers were Iraqi nationals

Two of the militants involved in the Paris attacks in November last year were Iraqi nationals, the so-called Islamic State group has claimed. French officials...

Prince Khaled meets Sheikh Mohammed to convey King’s condolence

Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, emir of Makkah and adviser of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, met here on Sunday Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al...

At least 3 journalists attacked at German anti-Islam rally

The German Federation of Journalists union has called on authorities to prosecute those responsible for attacks on reporters at an anti-Islam rally in the...

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