ABN Amro fined for lax money laundering measures in Dubai
Dutch bank ABN Amro has been fined more than 1 million euros for "serious shortcomings" in procedures to prevent money laundering at its private...
Arab businessmen invest billions to make Bosnia a holiday destination
As tourists from the Persian Gulf countries look to book their next holiday to escape the summer heat, Arab investors are betting on an...
One Syrian, one Filipino arrested in illegal bomb factory raid: Saudi Arabia news
Saudi Arabian security forces arrested a Syrian man accused of plotting attacks and his Filipino accomplice in a raid on an illegal explosives factory...
Emirates and Etihad airlines ask crew to take more unpaid leave
DUBAI, Aug 25 (Reuters) - Middle East airlines Emirates and Etihad Airways have again asked cabin crew to take unpaid leave as they try...
Helping the pilgrims
A group of trained scouts help a pilgrim in Madinah on Sunday. Some 4,500 scouts are scheduled to participate in public service camps in...
Kuwait pushes U.N. action as U.S. says Israel acted with restraint in Gaza
Kuwait said it would propose a draft U.N. Security Council resolution on "protection of Palestinian civilians" following violence in Gaza and the United States...
Nepal quake rebuilding to take years, new chief says
Tens of thousands of Nepalis left homeless after April's massive earthquake will have to spend years living in temporary shelters, the country's reconstruction chief...
Germany approves arms exports to Saudi Arabia and Oman
The German government has approved several arms export deals with countries in the Middle East, including delivery of 23 Airbus helicopters to Saudi Arabia,...
Al-Shebab fighters seize Somali port
Somalia's Al-Shebab insurgents retook their former stronghold of Merka on Friday from African Union troops who pulled out of the port they had held...
Arab League chief condemns 'racist' Israeli practices
Arab League chief Nabil al-Arabi on Thursday condemned what he branded Israel's "racist and aggressive" practices towards the Palestinians and urged the United Nations...
