Saudi Post issues stamps commemorating crown princes
The Saudi Post Corporation (SPC) has issued new commemorative stamps to mark the kingdom’s allegiance to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Naif, deputy premier and...
Indian ruling party official urges Muslims to give up eating beef
The head of an Indian state belonging to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ruling party has urged the country's minority Muslims to stop eating beef...
Hezbollah attack allegedly kills five ISIS fighters in north Lebanon
Lebanese militant group Hezbollah fired rockets and mortars at what it said were Islamic State fighters in the north of the country on Friday,...
Turkey shoots downs a drone close to Syria border
The Turkish military on Friday said it had downed an "air vehicle" of unknown origin which had violated its air space close to the...
Ankara bombing attacks trail leads to homegrown jihadists
Turkey is confronting the uncomfortable prospect the suicide bombers behind the Ankara attack were homegrown jihadists who were radicalised at home and already known...
Saudi Kayan pulls down Tadawul index
Shares in Saudi petrochemical manufacturer Saudi Kayan tumbled on Thursday after it swung to a third-quarter loss, pulling down the Tadawul All-Share index.
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U.N. to hold urgent meeting on Jerusalem unrest
The U.N. Security Council will hold an emergency meeting on Friday to discuss an upsurge of violence between Israelis and Palestinians, diplomats said.
The urgent...
Saudi Arabia launches committee to tackle unemployment
Saudi Arabia’s cabinet has given the go ahead for a Commission for Job Generation and Anti-Unemployment, in a bid to combat rising unemployment among...
Russian intervention won’t save Syria’s Assad: Hollande
Russia’s military intervention in Syria will not save President Bashar al-Assad, French President Francois Hollande said on Friday after an EU summit called for...
Saudi forces shoot down Houthi Scud
Saudi-led forces shot down a ballistic missile on Thursday morning launched from Sanaa by Houthi forces and those allied to deposed Yemeni President Ali...