Turks abroad vote at record level in elections
The number of Turks voting abroad in this month's presidential and parliamentary elections in Turkey rose to a record level of 1.49 million, the...
Governor of Aden killed in Islamic State attack
Islamic State militants say they carried out a bombing that killed the governor of Yemen's port city of Aden.
Jaafar Mohammed Saad and several aides...
Opposition says Syrian peace talks unlikely to begin Friday
A Syrian opposition figure says indirect peace talks between the government and opposition are unlikely to begin on Friday for "technical reasons."
Haitham Manna, co-president...
Dowry rates fixed to contain spinsterhood
JEDDAH: An unmarried woman’s dowry has been officially fixed at SR50,000, while for a divorcee, it would be SR30,000.
The move follows instructions from Makkah...
Rising oil output accelerates Saudi economic growth
Rising oil output boosted Saudi Arabia’s economic growth to its fastest pace in over a year in the second quarter of 2015, data showed...
Houthi militias overcome in Marib
With the support of the Saudi-led coalition forces, the Yemeni army and the popular resistance forces were able to take control of key positions...
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...
Turkey downs 'drone' on Syria border: Syria Crisis
Turkey says its warplanes have shot down an unidentified aircraft which intruded into its airspace near the border with Syria.
Media reports quote officials as...
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...
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...
