Judge drops Saudi Arabia from Sept. 11 lawsuit
Saudi Arabia was dismissed Tuesday as a defendant in lawsuits brought by the families of victims of the Sept. 11 attacks by a judge...
Pilgrims sans permit, facilitators face heavy fines, imprisonment
The Ministry of Interior has announced that heavy penalties await pilgrims who try to perform Haj next month without the necessary permits.
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Putin warns of spillover from Afghanistan fighting
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday warned that violence in Afghanistan could spill over into ex-Soviet Central Asia, a day after the US announced...
Saudi-Iran crisis punches another hole in OPEC unity
Escalating diplomatic tensions between Iran and Saudi Arabia have added fresh strains on OPEC's unity as the cartel grapples with a common response to...
Foreign Policy lists Deputy Crown Prince among 2015’s top influencers
Deputy Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman, second deputy premier and minister of defense, has been listed by US magazine Foreign Policy as being one...
Syrian PYD Kurds not invited to Geneva talks, leader says
Syrian Kurdish officials have yet to be invited by the United Nations to attend this week's proposed Syrian peace talks, Saleh Muslim, the leader...
Iran backs six-month Syria 'transition' ahead of peace talks
Iran signaled on Friday that it favored a six-month "transition" period in Syria followed by elections to decide the fate of President Bashar al-Assad,...
New round of rockets towards Israel
Israel's army said in a statement that 20 "projectiles" had been fired from the Palestinian enclave on Monday, 18 of them intercepted by its...
Jubeir and Kerry discuss fight against ISIS
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry held an impromptu meeting on Tuesday with Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir and talked about the need to...
Syrian opposition, rebels not invited to Vienna talks
Syria's main political opposition body and representatives of the armed opposition have not been invited to international talks on the country's war, an opposition...
