Tillerson to back N.Korea diplomacy, reject Syria’s Assad
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, in remarks later on Tuesday, plans to say that he is optimistic about North Korea denuclearization talks and...
Told he must go, Assad may outlast Obama in office
Bashar Assad's presidency looks likely to outlast Barack Obama's.
As the United States has turned its attention to defeating the Islamic State group, it has...
Nine youths die in Israel flash flooding: rescuers
Nine youths died Thursday after having been swept away by flash floods in southern Israel during a hiking trip near the Dead Sea, the...
Kingdom records remarkable growth in domestic tourism
The Kingdom has recorded remarkable growth in the volume of expenditure for domestic tourism this year which has increased to SR42.2 billion as against...
Syrian opposition's Manna demands UN rethink talks invites
A Syrian opposition group has called on the United Nations to rethink its decision about who to invite for peace talks in Geneva and...
Controversial Israel, Germany submarine deal advances after graft probe delay
Jerusalem, Oct 20, 2017 (AFP)
Germany has resumed negotiations towards selling Israel three submarines after a three-month pause in talks following concern in Berlin over...
Gulf banks under pressure from low oil prices
Banks in the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) are being increasingly challenged by a liquidity squeeze resulting from low oil prices, Moody's Investor Services...
800,000 'illegal entries' to EU in 2015
Migrants have made some 800,000 "illegal entries" to the European Union so far this year, the head of the bloc's border agency Frontex said...
Gunmen snatch dozens of Tunisians in Libya
Gunmen have kidnapped dozens of Tunisians in western Libya to demand the release of a Libyan arrested in Tunisia, families and authorities said on...
Suicide bomb in Baghdad kills at least 18
At least 18 people were killed and 41 wounded when a suicide bomber detonated his explosive belt at the funeral of a pro-government Shi'ite...
