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Car bomb in Yemeni port city kills four, injures others: witnesses

Four people were killed and several others injured on Sunday when a suicide car bomb exploded outside the home of the director of security...

Saudi women say municipal elections 'opens up windows'

For Haifa al-Hababi, candidacy in Saudi’s upcoming municipal elections - which are the first polls in the conservative kingdom’s history where women can run...

Oil price gains capped by International Energy Agency gloom

Oil rebounded slightly Tuesday from the previous day's sharp selloff, but gains were capped by a gloomy market assessment from the IEA energy watchdog. In...

Acid attack on toddlers sparks outrage in Turkey

Turkey was in shock on Thursday after a man threw acid at toddlers at a popular restaurant in Istanbul, injuring seven, media reports said. A...

Oil price slump should not stop investments: Al-Naimi

Saudi Arabia has called for sustained investment in new output capacity despite the slump in world prices. Ali Al-Naimi, minister for petroleum and mineral resources,...

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...

Primary and secondary school students will advance to the next grade – Syria

The Syrian government announced on Sunday that more than four million students in Syria confined at home due to the Coronavirus will not resume...

Saudi Arabia warns against "nefarious activities" by Iran

The lifting of sanctions on Iran as a result of its nuclear deal with world powers will be a harmful development if it uses...

Al-Hilal welcome neutral venues against Tractor Sazi

Twice continental champions Al-Hilal have welcomed the Asian Football Confederation's (AFC) decision to have neutral venues for Champions League matches between teams from Saudi...

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