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Kuwait steps up deportations of expat workers

Kuwait has stepped up deportations of expatriate workers this year, a newspaper in the Gulf emirate reported Friday, with most expelled for outstaying their...

Al-Falih outlines Health Ministry’s rapid response during Haj 2015

Health Minister Khalid Al-Falih has expressed his deepest condolences to the families of those who died in the Mina stampede and wished a speedy...

Libyan official: '70 percent' of last ISIS bastion liberated

U.S.-backed forces in Libya have liberated "70 percent" of the city of Sirte, the Islamic State group's (ISIS) last bastion in the North African...

69 Haj pilgrims die from chronic diseases, old age

As many as 69 pilgrims of various nationalities have died in Madinah since the beginning of the Haj season from chronic diseases and old...

Tired of cheap oil, Saudis eye price boost to drive Aramco IPO

Two years after triggering an oil price war, Saudi Arabia has seemingly had enough of cheap crude amid budget pressures, fear of a future...

Israeli opposition leader wants to begin separating from Palestinians

Israeli opposition leader Isaac Herzog said Wednesday that no peace deal was possible for now and his country must begin unilaterally separating from the...

Jubeir and Kerry discuss fight against ISIS

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry held an impromptu meeting on Tuesday with Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir and talked about the need to...

Saudi Arabia to Build New Mega City on Country’s North Coast

RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia announced on Tuesday a $500 billion plan to create a business and industrial zone extending across its borders into...

ISIS attacks fuel storage tanks in Libya's major oil terminal

Libyan officials say ISIS militants have attacked one of the country's major oil terminals, setting storage tanks on fire at the coastal Ras Lanuf...

Solar plane takes off from Egypt on final leg of world tour

An aircraft powered by solar energy left Egypt on Sunday on the last leg of the first ever fuel-free flight around the globe. Solar Impulse...

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