Saudi-led operations besiege Shiite rebels: Bab al-Mandab Strait
Emirati soldiers, taking part in the Saudi-led operations against Shiite Huthi rebels, stand during rehabilitation and demining operations at the Al-Anad airbase in the...
UK seeks release of Briton facing 350 lashes in Saudi Arabia
Britain said on Tuesday it was seeking the release of an elderly British man facing 350 lashes after being caught with homemade wine in...
Apple’s auto ambitions sideswipe electric motorcycle startup
Apple Inc’s aggressive recruitment of auto experts as it explores building a car has left a promising, if financially troubled, electric motorcycle startup in...
King meets Somali president, receives call from Obama
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman holds talks with Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud at Al-Yamama Palace in Riyadh on Tuesday.
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Turkish gold trader testifies on bank exec’s role in sham food sales
A Turkish-Iranian gold trader testifying for U.S. prosecutors in a New York court on Friday gave his most detailed account yet of how he...
Palestinians: Hamas militant’s body to be returned to Gaza
The Palestinian ambassador in Malaysia says the body of a Hamas militant killed last week in Kuala Lumpur will be repatriated to the Gaza...
Yemeni pilgrims in Mina braving Houthi attacks
Braving frequent attacks by Houthi militias on their way to the annual Haj pilgrimage, several Yemeni pilgrims expressed joy when they reached the holy...
Islamic State advances on Aleppo in Syria fighting
Islamic State fighters have seized villages close to the northern Syrian city of Aleppo from rival insurgents, a monitoring group said on Friday, despite...
King of Jordan warns Israel against changing Al-Aqsa status quo
Jordanian King Abdullah II again warned Israel Thursday against any move to change the status quo at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque compound, while reiterating calls...
Rain causes building collapse in Egypt's Alexandria, 3 dead
A senior Egyptian police official in the Mediterranean port city of Alexandria says recent heavy rains have caused an apartment building to collapse, killing...
