Over 1.7 million to vote in civic elections
RIYADH: Over 1.7 million Saudis will participate in the country’s Dec. 12 elections, according to Abdul Lateef Al-Asheikh, municipal and rural affairs minister.
There were...
37 sentenced to death including top militant leader, Egypt
The Cairo Criminal Court on Monday sentenced to death 37 defendants, including one of the country’s most high-profile militants, following their conviction of terrorism-related...
Saudi Arabia appoint first woman as honorary consul
Hala Waleed Juffali has become the first woman to assume the post of honorary consul in Saudi Arabia following her appointment to the position...
Egypt-bound German plane lands in Hungary after bomb scare
A German passenger plane headed from Berlin to the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Hurghada landed in Budapest on Monday after a bomb scare,...
Pakistanis hunt militants behind blast that killed at least 70
Pakistani authorities on Monday hunted members of a Taliban faction which once declared loyalty to Islamic State (ISIS) after the group claimed responsibility for...
Britain joins Syria air war; Putin vows more sanctions on Turkey
Britain joined U.S.-led air strikes against Islamic State in Syria on Thursday, but Vladimir Putin issued bitter new denunciations of Turkey for shooting down...
Hamas says its security chief wounded in Gaza car bombing
GAZA, Oct 27 (Reuters) - Hamas' security chief in the Gaza Strip was wounded in a car bombing on Friday in what the Islamist...
Tunisia and IMF hold talks on credit, economic reforms
The IMF began talks with Tunisia on Thursday over a new credit programme, tied to measures to strengthen its economy and finances and likely...
Swine flu toll up by 15, reached 57 in Iran
An outbreak of swine flu has claimed 57 lives since mid-November in Iran, where hundreds of people have been diagnosed with the virus, the...
China envoy calls for calm and restraint between Saudi and Iran
A Chinese envoy who visited Saudi Arabia and Iran over the past week has called for both countries to exercise calm and restraint amid...
