Former Egyptian premier Shafiq says intends to run in 2018 election
Former Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq, an ex-air force pilot and former presidential candidate, said on Wednesday he intended to run in the presidential...
Peace deal at breaking point – Taliban warns
The Taliban, accusing Washington of violations that included drone attacks on civilians, said their peace deal with the United States was nearing a breaking...
UK Muslims paying too much for Hajj tours: monitor
For many of the 20,000 British Muslims flocking to Saudi Arabia’s holy city of Makkah for Islam’s annual Hajj pilgrimage, the journey has not...
Pakistani pilgrims suffer in quarantine camp
Government figures show half of the 241 confirmed cases of novel Coronavirus in Pakistan are in people who went on pilgrimages to Iran.
Pakistan shares...
Netanyahu Holocaust distorted comment not backed by scholarly evidence – U.S.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's comments on Wednesday linking a Muslim leader to the Holocaust were not supported by scholarly evidence, the State Department...
China declares war on ISIS after terrorists claim to have executed Chinese hostage
China will join the war on ISIS after four of its citizens were killed by Islamist terror groups in two separate attacks last week.
The...
Syrian opposition says truce not respected, conditions unfavourable for talks
Syrian opposition coordinator Riad Hijab said Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Russia and their allies had carried out 90 air strikes in the country since...
First Saudi broadcaster in Farsi takes center stage
The first Saudi broadcaster speaking fluent Farsi, Abdullah Rajab Al-Zahrani, recently took center stage when he participated in a program in Farsi.
The program was...
Oil traders get closer look at what might prompt Saudi rethink
Saudi Arabia has given oil traders the first glimmer of clarity on what it might take to prompt the world's biggest crude exporter to...
Al-Khodari: Saudi construction sector faces tough times ahead
Saudi Arabia's construction industry faces difficult times ahead as the prospect of state budget cuts adds to painful labour reforms, according to major builder...
