Rains wreak havoc on Jeddah and Makkah roads
Two people were killed on Tuesday when they were electrocuted by a downed lamp post in the Saudi coastal city of Jeddah, as severe...
Falcon sold for Dh16,000 in Saudi
A falcon was sold for SR16,000 (Dh16,000) in Saudi Arabia this week, one of the highest prices fetched for such a bird in the...
As Russia and Iran flex muscle in Syria, the U.S. is short on options
Across the Middle East, America’s traditional allies are watching with disbelief as Russia and Iran mount a show of force in Syria, and they...
Truce takes hold in Aleppo but fighting goes on elsewhere in Syria
A cessation of hostilities agreement brokered by Russia and the United States brought a measure of relief to the battered Syrian city of Aleppo...
Britain's Blair says 2003 Iraq invasion played role in Islamic State rise
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair acknowledged the 2003 invasion of Iraq played a part in the rise of the Islamic State militant group,...
Egypt hands jail terms to 23 Morsi supporters
An Egyptian court sentenced 23 supporters of Mohamed Morsi to lengthy prison terms on Wednesday over a violent protest against the Islamist president's ouster...
3 Saudi universities on global ranking list
Saudi Arabia has three representatives in the newly expanded World University Rankings published by the Times Higher Education.
Jeddah’s King Abdulaziz University, Dammam’s King Fahd...
Major terror plot foiled in Asir
Security forces foiled a major terrorist attack by arresting a suspect in Tanumah, southern Asir, on Thursday, and recovering explosives from his residence.
Security sources...
Kuwait court convicts five over ISIS fundraising
A lower court in Kuwait on Monday sentenced five men to 10 years in jail each for raising funds for the Islamic State jihadist...
Former U.S. national security adviser Sandy Berger dies
Samuel "Sandy" Berger, a national security adviser for President Bill Clinton whose reputation was marred by his theft of classified documents after leaving office,...
