Iraq's most senior Shi'ite cleric issued a call to arms
Iraq’s top Shi’ite cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, called on the government on Friday to show “no tolerance” of any infringement of the country’s...
Russia says black box from warplane downed by Turkey 'unreadable'
Investigators in Moscow said on Monday they were unable to retrieve information from the damaged black box of a Russian warplane shot down by...
Illiteracy rate drops to 3.21%
Illiteracy rate in Saudi Arabia has dropped to 3.21 percent in 2014 from more than 60 percent in 1972. This was announced by Abdul...
Saudi Arabia signals easing of tension with Islamist cleric
The spiritual leader of the Muslim Brotherhood attended a ceremony organised by Saudi Arabia in Qatar on Friday, signalling an easing of Riyadh's hostility...
Fifa Ballon d'Or 2015 shortlist – rating the 23 contenders' chances of glory
Who is most likely to win the 2015 Ballon d'Or? Miguel Delaney ranks the 23 contenders in order of most likely to win football's...
Palestinian teen killed after alleged stabbing attempt
Israeli troops shot dead a Palestinian who they say tried to stab a soldier in the West Bank on Monday and later a Palestinian...
Saudi doctor performs complex heart surgery live on air in Dubai
A Saudi doctor has successfully performed a complex open-heart surgery live on air, while it was being broadcast live from the Al Qassimi Hospital...
Qatar and Chad restore diplomatic relations
Qatar and Chad are to restore diplomatic relations, severed in August soon after the start of a Saudi-led boycott of the emirate, Doha's foreign...
UK peers back lowering EU referendum voting age to 16
The British parliament's unelected upper house backed on Wednesday lowering the voting age to 16 in a planned referendum on Britain's continued membership of...
Why Washington ignored torture by Iraqi militias
It was one of the most shocking events in one of the most brutal periods in Iraq's history. In late 2005, two years after...
