China's retail investors seek safety first
As China's legions of retail investors flee the country's tumultuous equity markets, pushing stock prices down around 15 percent so far this year, money...
Saudi Arabia says no common position on Assad's fate after Vienna meeting
Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said on Friday after attending a meeting in Vienna on Syria that he and his fellow participants had not...
Houthi landmines killing Yemen civilians, HRW report finds
Landmines planted by Yemeni militias in an effort to halt the advance of pro-government forces are exacting a mounting toll on civilians, Human Rights...
Mazin Andijani explores the beauty of ‘thuluth’ calligraphy
Arabic calligraphy has seen its share of evolution since the birth of Islam and the beautifying of the Holy Qur’an’s verses were a form...
Gulf banks eyeing prospects in Iran
Gulf banks including Dubai's largest lender Emirates NBD are already meeting prospective clients and taking legal advice about entering Iran's financial system now that...
France's Hollande vows to boost Lebanon military aid
President Francois Hollande said on Saturday that France would provide immediate additional military aid to Lebanon, and urged politicians to end a long-running crisis...
Saudi plans tripling of umrah visas: reports
Saudi Arabia is planning to triple the number of visas it issues for Umrah, the lesser pilgrimage, reports said on Monday, less than three...
6,000 Sudanese troops ready to join Arab coalition in Yemen
Arab coalition spokesman General Ahmed al-Asiri and spokesman of the Saudi Defense Ministry said following the recent incident in Ma’rib that led to the...
Saudi national released from Guantanamo Bay
Shaker Aamer, the last British resident to be held at the U.S. prison camp in the Guantanamo Bay navy station in Cuba, has been...
Kurdish rebel leader says Turkish intransigence harms fight against Islamic State
Unperturbed by the Turkish fighter jets flying over the mountain where he sat, a top Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) leader said the conflict between...
