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.
On its Twitter...
Lebanon’s Hariri visits UAE after resignation in Saudi
DUBAI, Nov 7 (Reuters) - Lebanon's outgoing Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri met Abu Dhabi's Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed on Tuesday, Saudi-owned Al...
56 injured pilgrims transported to Arafat
Some 56 pilgrims injured in the Makkah crane crash accident were transported on Monday by special medical vehicles to Jabal Al-Rahma Hospital and Arafat...
First Saudi broadcaster in Farsi takes center stage
The first Saudi broadcaster speaking fluent Farsi, Abdullah Rajab Al-Zahrani, recently took center stage when he participated in a program in Farsi.
The program was...
Houthi delegation ‘visits Tehran to receive arms’
A Houthi delegation is currently visiting Tehran to gain support and mainly receive arms shipments, well-informed sources in Sanaa told Al Arabiya News Channel.
The...
Emirati Soldier & Aid Worker killed in Yemen
ADEN, Oct 17 (Reuters) - A soldier and an aid worker from the United Arab Emirates have been killed in Yemen where their country...
Egypt police arrest senior Muslim Brotherhood leader
Egypt's interior ministry says authorities have arrested a senior leader and financier of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, the latest in the country's security crackdown...
U.S. steps up diplomacy, rebel support to end Syrian 'hell': Kerry
The United States is intensifying its diplomacy to end the "hell" of Syria’s civil war even as it increases support for moderate rebels fighting...
Israeli soldier wounded in West Bank Thursday dies: army
An Israeli soldier critically injured by a Palestinian in the occupied West Bank on Thursday died of his injuries on Saturday, an army statement...
Gulf leaders decry ‘racist’ rhetoric against Muslims
Gulf Arab leaders condemned “hostile, racist” remarks against Muslims and Syrian refugees in a statement issued on Thursday, days after Republican presidential candidate Donald...
