Thursday, October 15, 2026

New Labor Law to be Implemented on Oct 18

RIYADH — The Ministry of Labor will start implementing the new labor law from Oct. 18, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Saturday. There...

Palestinians set fire to Jewish shrine in West Bank

Palestinians set fire to a Jewish shrine in the West Bank on Friday as the Islamist group Hamas called for a day of rage...

Russia's Syria force grows to 4,000, U.S. officials say

Moscow's military force in Syria has grown to about 4,000 personnel, but this and more than a month of Russian air strikes have not...

Syria air strikes: David Cameron warns of long campaign

The mission to target so-called Islamic State militants in Syria could take some time and will require persistence, PM David Cameron has said. RAF Tornados...

Middle East department store chain dumps Trump products

U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump's anti-Muslim comments cost him business in the Middle East on Wednesday, with a major chain of department stores halting...

Assad ally declares candidacy for Lebanese presidency

A family friend of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said he will stand for Lebanon's presidency, a post that has been vacant for more than...

Religious tourism key driver of Saudi hospitality Hadj season

Saudi Arabia’s non-oil sector is forecasted to maintain robust growth in 2015. Thanks to the Kingdom’s diversification strategy, the non-oil sector benefits from government...

Saudi Prince Turki says offer of troops reflects unease over Syria

A prominent Saudi prince said Sunday that the kingdom's offer to send troops to Syria to fight extremist groups reflects growing unease over the...

TV channel says obtains details of 22,000 ISIS supporters

Thousands of documents identifying 22,000 supporters of ISIS in over 50 countries were handed over to Sky News by a disillusioned former member of...

Islamic State militants blow up ancient Arch of Triumph in Palmyra

Islamic State militants have blown up the Arch of Triumph, a major monument in the 2,000-year-old Roman city of Palmyra, Syria's antiquities chief said...

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