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Saudi policeman killed by Yemeni expatriate

A Yemeni expatriate killed a policeman in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday by running him over with his car and then stabbing him, the state...

Kurdish Iraqis enter Sinjar in push to oust ISIS fighters

Iraqi Kurdish militias battling to take back Sinjar from Islamic State militants raised a Kurdish flag and fired off celebratory gunfire in the center...

Car bomb kills 5 at checkpoint east of Libya's Tripoli

At least five guards in Libya allied with the self-declared government controlling Tripoli were killed and 16 others wounded when a car bomb exploded...

Oil prices tumble 7%: Tadawul edges down

Stock markets across the Middle East fell on Tuesday alongside steep drops in global stock prices because of renewed uncertainty about the state of China's...

Egypt: "Personal reasons" behind murder of Italian student

Egypt's Interior Ministry says investigators believe that "personal reasons" were behind the torture and murder of the Italian student Giulio Regeni, whose body was...

Saudi landmarks impress pilgrims

The city’s coastline, landmarks and mosques have impressed several Chinese and Indonesian pilgrims. Lee Shing, a Chinese pilgrim, thanked God and the Saudi government for...

BP to cut spending after 80 percent drop in profits

BP said on Tuesday it could cut capital spending further after reporting an 80 percent drop in profits in the first quarter of the...

Kerry says more cooperation with Russia possible, seeks to reassure opposition

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Monday it was possible to broaden cooperation with Russia on Syria, but such a move should...

Apple releases first Arabic version of Siri

Apple Inc on Tuesday released a version of its virtual personal assistant Siri for Arabic speakers in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia,...

Clinton outlines 5-point plan to take on ISIS

U.S. Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton on Tuesday outlined how she would stop homegrown terrorist attacks such as the San Bernardino, California, massacre. Clinton said...

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