Third bomber at Paris’ Bataclan music hall identified
A 23-year-old man from the eastern French city of Strasbourg has been identified as the third bomber involved in the attacks at Paris’s Bataclan...
Saudi Arabia halts the annual hajj pilgrimage over Coronavirus outbreak
Over fears about a new viral epidemic just months ahead of the annual hajj pilgrimage, Saudi Arabia halted travel on Thursday to the holiest...
Israel air raid targets Gaza after rocket attack
The Israeli air force targeted a Hamas military training facility in central Gaza overnight on Sunday in response to a rocket attack, the army...
Gulf markets little improvements in pre-holiday trade
Gulf equity markets were narrowly mixed in early trade on Tuesday as investors prepared for extended holidays, with international news providing little to trade...
Egypt bans domestic trading of imported wheat
Egypt has banned the trading of imported wheat inside the country, Supply Minister Khaled Hanafi said on Wednesday, a move which could reduce smuggling...
Syria Kurds, Arabs form joint military force
Syria’s leading Kurdish militia and several Arab rebel groups that have fought alongside it have formalized their alliance in a new group called the...
Prince Mohammed due to meet on Yemen with U.N. chief
Saudi Arabia's powerful deputy crown prince is due to meet U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday, the kingdom's ambassador said, after the United Nations...
Abbas: investigations into Arafat's death will continue
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is continuing the investigation into the death of the late Palestinian President Yasser Arafat until it can "reveal the whole truth." In...
Putin to meet Saudi, Chinese, Turkish, British, and IMF head at G20
Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold bilateral meetings at a G20 summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, Turkish President Recep Erdogan, IMF head Christine...
Turkish ex-president Gul says not running for the top job in June
Former Turkish head of state Abdullah Gul on Saturday ruled out running for the presidency in June, dousing fevered speculation he would challenge incumbent...
