Ahrar al-Sham quits Saudi-led peace talks
One of Syria's main rebel groups, Ahrar al-Sham, on Thursday pulled out of opposition talks aimed at forging a united front ahead of potential...
Plea for ban on teachers supporting Brotherhood
Teachers supporting ideas advocated by the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood must be banned from teaching in the Kingdom, say several academics and teachers.
They welcomed the...
Saudi film fans revel on 'green carpet' as festival begins
The "red carpet" was made of green artificial turf and women wore traditional black robes instead of plunging necklines when the third Saudi Film...
Yemeni Houthis release 2 Saudi teachers
Two Saudi Arabian religious teachers have arrived home after their release from more than nine months' detention by Houthi rebels in Yemen, official media...
Oil to average just over $40 in 2016
Oil prices will average just over $40 this year, the biggest cut to monthly forecasts in a year, as an influx of Iranian barrels...
Muslims around the world celebrate Eid
Muslims around the world celebrated the Eid-al-Fitr religious holiday on Wednesday, marking the end of Islam's holy month of Ramadan.
Like the start of Ramadan,...
Putin to meet Chinese, Turkish, British, Saudi leaders and IMF head at G20
Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold bilateral meetings at a G20 summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, Turkish President Recep Erdogan, IMF head Christine...
Russia targets Raqqa, U.S. strikes more ISIS oil facilities
Russia maybe have used cruise missiles to target Islamist militants’ stronghold in Syria on Tuesday and U.S.-led military coalition staged 23 air strikes against...
How the war on Isis is redrawing the map of the Middle East
New borders are being drawn, new fiefdoms are being carved out and the seeds of potential conflicts are being sown
Along the vast, zigzagging perimeter...
SR500bn Madinah projects on track
The massive SR500 billion expansion projects under way in Madinah are on track and becoming a reality for all to see, said Prince Faisal...
