Egypt's pound flops on black market amid exchange crackdown
Egypt's currency is plunging to new lows on the black market, with traders selling it from between 11 and 11.15 Egyptian pounds to the...
After Netanyahu talks, Kerry says Israeli-Palestinian strife may ease
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday voiced cautious hope there may be a way to defuse Israeli-Palestinian violence that has killed nearly...
Islamic body says blocked by Israel from installing Al-Aqsa cameras
An Islamic trust which administers Jerusalem's flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound accused Israeli police Monday of blocking the installation of cameras there, a key measure...
U.S. and Russia aim to choke off ISIS finances
The United States and Russia are drafting U.N. resolutions aimed at ramping up global efforts to choke off ISIS’ sources of financing, both country’s...
Oil prices give up gains ahead of Federal Reserve move
Oil prices retreated in Asian trade on Wednesday following fresh indications of growing oversupply ahead of the US Federal Reserve's long-awaited decision on interest...
Russia and Qatar encourage Syrian opposition and government dialogue
Russia and Qatar have agreed on steps to encourage the Syrian opposition to sit down for talks with the Syrian government, the Russian foreign...
WHO announces Ebola milestone as Guinea outbreak ends
The UN's health agency on Tuesday declared Guinea's Ebola outbreak over two years after it emerged, spreading death across west Africa and pushing the...
Egypt arrests Facebook page administrators, allegedly Muslim Brotherhood
Egyptian security forces have arrested the administrators of 47 Facebook pages that the interior ministry says are run by the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, intensifying...
Saudi Arabia's new $7bn airport to open mid-2016
Jeddah’s new airport is nearing completion, with a test-run for the airport scheduled for mid 2016. About 85 percent of the new King Abdulaziz...
Dengue cases drop in Jeddah
Cases of dengue fever in Jeddah recently dropped with the city registering between three to five suspected cases, a local newspaper reported.
The drop in...
