Fire in Makkah hotel: 1,028 evacuated
THE Civil Defense teams safely evacuated 1,028 Asian pilgrims from an unnamed hotel in Makkah’s Al-Aziziyah area after a fire broke out on the...
Saudi-Iran split muddies OPEC long-term strategy
OPEC has yet to agree on a long-term strategy as Saudi Arabia objects to a proposal from arch-rival Iran that the exporter group aim...
Should Palestinian territories be put under UN protection?
A number of activists, trade union and political figures as well as intellectuals, are calling for international protection of occupied Palestinian territories.
The group have...
Minister disowns comment that UAE's role in Yemen is over
A top diplomat in the United Arab Emirates stepped back early Friday from his previous comments that the country's part in the Saudi-led war...
Jordan: officer kills 2 Americans, commits suicide
A military officer has killed himself after killing two Americans and wounding others Monday in a training camp in Jordan, a source from the...
Saudi lead arab coalition sticking to Geneva convention
The Saudi-led coalition’s combat planning chief has defended the air war in Yemen against international concern about civilian casualties.
In an exclusive interview with AFP,...
Britain joins Syria air war; Putin vows more sanctions on Turkey
Britain joined U.S.-led air strikes against Islamic State in Syria on Thursday, but Vladimir Putin issued bitter new denunciations of Turkey for shooting down...
Somali militants say behind attack in northern Kenya
The Somali Islamist group al Shabaab claimed responsibility for an attack in northern Kenya's Lamu County which left two people dead, the militants and...
India protests to Saudi after maid's hand chopped off
India said Friday it had lodged a protest with authorities in Riyadh after a maid from Tamil Nadu allegedly had her hand chopped off...
UN chief urges Israelis and Palestinians to act quickly to calm tensions
UN chief Ban Ki-moon warned of a "dangerous escalation" and urged Israelis and Palestinians to move quickly to calm nearly three weeks of unrest...
