Employees of Qur’an press stop work over payment delay
Work in King Fahd Qur’an Printing Complex in Madinah has stopped on Tuesday when about a 1,000 workers of the company operating the facility...
Muslim student misidentified as 'Isis Phillips' in yearbook
A Muslim high school student who was mistakenly identified in her Southern California yearbook as "Isis Phillips" says she's hurt not only by the...
Oil above $50 for first time this year
Oil prices jumped Thursday above $50 for the first time this year as a long-lasting global supply glut shows increased signs of easing.
In a...
Nigeria's Barkindo emerges as frontrunner for OPEC boss
A Nigerian oil technocrat has emerged as frontrunner to take the top job at OPEC, with members seeing Mohammed Barkindo as what would be...
UNICEF confirms severe malnutrition in Syria's besieged Madaya
U.N. children's fund UNICEF on Friday confirmed cases of severe malnutrition among children in the besieged Syrian town of Madaya, where aid was delivered...
ISIS fighter numbers fall in Iraq and Syria, but up in Libya
New intelligence assessments show that the number of ISIS group fighters has dropped in Iraq and Syria but is rising in Libya, a senior...
Syrian gov’t plans to retake north Homs from rebels next-minister
The Syrian government plans to recover an opposition-held pocket north of Homs city soon after it completes surrender deals with armed groups around the...
IS claims deadly attacks on Yemen govt, Arab troops in Aden
The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for deadly attacks Tuesday on the government headquarters and positions of the Saudi-led coalition in the Yemeni city...
After billions spent on haj safety, Saudis lost control of deadly crowd
Pilgrims reported feeling the hands of their relatives slip away into the crowd on Thursday morning when a crush at the Mina camp in...
Lebanese expats fearful as Gulf expels dozens accused of Hezbollah links
Ahmed, a Lebanese worker living in the United Arab Emirates, closed down his Facebook page and started to shun some of his compatriots.
His intention...
