Iraq blames Iran after thousands of pilgrims storm border crossing
Iraq’s interior ministry blamed Iranian authorities for allowing tens of thousands of Shi’ite Muslim pilgrims to storm a border crossing and enter the country...
Tunisia police protest over pay in new test for government
Several thousand Tunisian police marched in protest to the presidential palace on Monday to demand more pay in the latest pressure on Prime Minister...
Oil prices dip as supply fears Saudi-Venezuela talks
Crude prices edged down in Asia on Monday as worries about the ongoing supply stirred news that the oil ministers of Saudi Arabia and...
Saudi-led coalition raids target Yemen bases, Houthi leaders' houses
War planes from a Saudi-led military alliance bombed targets throughout Yemen's capital Sanaa on Thursday, in what witnesses described as the fiercest series of...
Train for pilgrims’ Makkah–Madinah travel by end of 2016
Buses will no longer be used for transporting pilgrims to and fro Makkah and Madinah when the Haramain Highspeed Railway commences operation by December...
Russia decreases Syria airstrikes as Assad forces attack on ground
Russia said Thursday that its jets hit 32 "terrorist" targets in Syria over the past 24 hours, claiming it had eased up its air...
GE announces deals worth over $1.4 billion with Saudi Arabia
General Electric Co. said Monday it made a series of deals with Saudi Arabia worth over $1.4 billion as part of the kingdom's ambitious...
Al Yasmin students sparkle in science event
Scientific advancement should aim to affirm and to improve human life. Keeping in view these words and the theme for this year’s 25th Annual...
Kuwait approves Iraq war reparations payment delay to 2017
Kuwait says it has agreed to let Iraq postpone a final batch of Saddam Hussain-era war reparations it is owed until early 2017.
The official...
Russia’s Putin in Iran for talks set to focus on Syria
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin was in Tehran on Monday for talks with Iranian leaders expected to focus on the Syrian crisis and an international...
