Egypt bans domestic trading of imported wheat
Egypt has banned the trading of imported wheat inside the country, Supply Minister Khaled Hanafi said on Wednesday, a move which could reduce smuggling...
Saudi border guard killed, three wounded in mine blast
A Saudi border guard was killed and three others were wounded by a landmine that exploded while on patrol alongside the border with Yemen...
EasyJet says Egyptian authorities suspend some British flights
Airline easyJet said on Friday Egyptian authorities had suspended British airlines from flying into the Sharm al-Sheikh, meaning that many of the flights planned...
Clashes near Syrian base besieged by ISIS
Pro-government forces in Syria clashed with Islamic State fighters around a military air base in the north of the country on Tuesday as they...
Alberta addresses battered environmental reputation with climate plan
The Canadian province of Alberta, holder of the world's third-largest oil reserves, has proposed a new climate change plan that will give efficient oil-producing...
Gunmen kill two Saudi policemen in Qatif
Gunmen killed two Saudi policemen on Sunday in an attack in the eastern Qatif region, home to the kingdom's Shiite minority, police said.
The two...
‘Makkah a paradise on earth’
At this time of strife and conflicts in some Arab and Islamic countries, pilgrims travel to perform Haj in the Kingdom where a sense...
Saudi Arabia to convert state real estate fund into bank
Saudi Arabia plans to convert a state-owned housing fund into a bank, the latest in a string of reforms to the economic policy apparatus...
Iran holds public funeral for commander killed in Syria
Iran held a public funeral on Tuesday for a senior paramilitary fighter killed fighting in Syria, the fourth commander to die this month as...
Oil rises, but oversupply hobbles gains
Global oil prices rebounded Wednesday but buying sentiment remains sluggish owing to supply glut woes and a strong dollar.
At about 1245 GMT, U.S. benchmark...
