Lockdown extended in Dubai
Dubai is considered the commercial hub of the United Arab Emirates.
The Dubai Economic Department said in a statement on Twitter that Dubai has extended...
Saudi Arabia foils large-scale fuel smuggling bid
Saudi Arabia, whose subsidised fuel prices are among the world's lowest, said Thursday it foiled a large-scale attempt to illegally export diesel fuel.
Nine million...
Singapore arrests 27 Bangladeshi "Islamists", deports 26
Singapore, a wealthy multi-ethnic city state, arrested 27 Bangladeshi construction workers who supported Islamist groups including al Qaeda and ISIS and deported 26 of them,...
Syria aid conference to seek $9 Billion for 2016
International aid to the victims of Syria's five-year war, including millions forced to flee their homes, has persistently fallen short, but organizers of Thursday's...
Turkish PM claims ISIS is prime suspect in Ankara bombing
ISIS is the focus of investigations into a twin suicide bombing that killed at least 97 people in the Turkish capital Ankara and investigators are...
Ben Carson recasts role of Saudi Arabia in hunt for Osama bin Laden
The Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson on Sunday upended a widely accepted narrative of the hunt for Osama bin Laden that followed the 11...
UN says Saudi charity will provide aid money for Yemen
The U.N. humanitarian chief says a humanitarian organization founded by Saudi Arabia's king has signed eight agreements with the United Nations that will provide...
UAE says ready to commit troops to fight Syria jihadists
The United Arab Emirates has said it is ready to commit ground troops against jihadists in Syria and described Russian air strikes in the...
$30 oil is 'irrational' and a rebound is 'inevitable,' according to Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia thinks oil prices at $30 per barrel are “irrational.”
According to a report in The Financial Times, Khalid al-Falih, chairman of the state-owned...
U.S. "excessive force" comment touches nerve in Israel
Israel bristled on Thursday at U.S. suggestions it may have used excessive force to confront Palestinian stabbings, and also published hospital images it said...
