Weapons bound for Yemen seized on Iranian boat
Saudi-led coalition forces said on Wednesday they had seized an Iranian fishing boat loaded with weapons on its way to deliver them to Houthi...
Oil rises as Syria fighting intensifies
Crude prices rose on Friday as fighting in Syria intensified, but remained on course to end the week largely unchanged as a hurricane was...
Boost for higher education
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman approved the formation of an interim committee to manage higher education affairs. The committee, which will...
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...
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...
“God bless you”, Netanyahu tells Guatemalan president over Jerusalem embassy move
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu thanked Guatemala with a "God bless you" on Monday for deciding to move its embassy to Jerusalem, while the...
Attorneys urge appeals court to block Iraqi deportations
A civil rights attorney contends that the Trump administration tried to rush deportations of Iraqis who faced torture, sexual slavery and beheadings in their...
Iran ‘cannot wait forever’ for confirmation of 2015 deal: official
A senior Iranian official said on Friday that Tehran "cannot wait forever" for the confirmation of the 2015 nuclear accord between Iran and world...