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...
Worshippers killed as bomb hits Yemen mosque in Houthi-dominated region
A bomb exploded on Friday during midday prayers at a mosque frequented by Houthi supporters in Yemen's northwestern Mahwit region, killing several worshippers and...
Kingdom throws weight behind deal to make Hariri premier, Franjieh president
The Kingdom lent its backing on Thursday to a power-sharing plan for Lebanon, saying it hoped it would happen within weeks.
The proposal tabled by...
Vatican accord with Palestine comes into effect
An agreement signed last year making the Vatican's de facto recognition of Palestine in 2012 official has come into effect, the Holy See said...
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...
Fingerprinting to replace witnesses for women’s identification in courts
The Ministry of Justice will install a fingerprint recognition system to do away with the need for someone to testify on the identity of...
Al-Qaida-linked group releases photo of Burkina Faso bomber
The al-Qaida-linked extremist group based in Mali that claimed responsibility for Friday's attacks that killed eight people in Burkina Faso's capital has released a...
