Former Egyptian premier Shafiq says intends to run in 2018 election
Former Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq, an ex-air force pilot and former presidential candidate, said on Wednesday he intended to run in the presidential...
Turks abroad vote at record level in elections
The number of Turks voting abroad in this month's presidential and parliamentary elections in Turkey rose to a record level of 1.49 million, the...
GCC leaders slam ‘hostile, racist’ rhetoric against Muslims, refugees
Gulf Arab leaders condemned “hostile, racist” remarks against Muslims and Syrian refugees in a statement issued on Thursday, days after Republican presidential candidate Donald...
Opposition says Syrian peace talks unlikely to begin Friday
A Syrian opposition figure says indirect peace talks between the government and opposition are unlikely to begin on Friday for "technical reasons."
Haitham Manna, co-president...
Dowry rates fixed to contain spinsterhood
JEDDAH: An unmarried woman’s dowry has been officially fixed at SR50,000, while for a divorcee, it would be SR30,000.
The move follows instructions from Makkah...
Rising oil output accelerates Saudi economic growth
Rising oil output boosted Saudi Arabia’s economic growth to its fastest pace in over a year in the second quarter of 2015, data showed...
Houthi militias overcome in Marib
With the support of the Saudi-led coalition forces, the Yemeni army and the popular resistance forces were able to take control of key positions...
Fire in Makkah hotel: 1,028 evacuated
THE Civil Defense teams safely evacuated 1,028 Asian pilgrims from an unnamed hotel in Makkah’s Al-Aziziyah area after a fire broke out on the...
Jordan: officer kills 2 Americans, commits suicide
A military officer has killed himself after killing two Americans and wounding others Monday in a training camp in Jordan, a source from the...
Egypt: "Personal reasons" behind murder of Italian student
Egypt's Interior Ministry says investigators believe that "personal reasons" were behind the torture and murder of the Italian student Giulio Regeni, whose body was...
