Falcon sold for Dh16,000 in Saudi
A falcon was sold for SR16,000 (Dh16,000) in Saudi Arabia this week, one of the highest prices fetched for such a bird in the...
Twin suicide bombs in northeast Syria kill 16
Twin suicide bombings hit two restaurants in a Kurdish-controlled city in northeastern Syria on Wednesday, killing 16 and wounding dozens of people, a Kurdish...
Deputy Crown Prince to host 1,000 pilgrims from families of coalition forces
Deputy Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman, second deputy premier and minister of defense, has issued directives to host 1,000 family members of the troops...
Bolt skips Brussels meet to focus on 2016 Olympics
Jamaican sprint star Usain Bolt will skip the season-ending Diamond League meet in Brussels Friday to enjoy a break after storming to treble gold...
Islamic State claims Aden suicide car bombing that kills 7
Islamic State militants claimed responsibility for a suicide car bombing on Thursday that killed seven people outside Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Rabbu Hadi's residence...
Farage tells MEPs: 'You are not laughing at me now'
Nigel Farage, leader of the anti-EU UK Independence Party, on Tuesday told a jeering European Parliament he had had the last laugh after Britain...
Inquiry for the hajj
If Saudi Arabia is to host the annual hajj, it must ensure pilgrims' safety.
It says much about the animosity between Iran and Saudi Arabia...
Russia blasts ‘bogus’ reports of Syria chemical attack
Moscow on Monday said reports of an alleged chemical attack on Syria's rebel-held Eastern Ghouta were planted "bogus stories" and insisted armed groups attacked...
Air-strikes following Trump’s Peace-Plan
Israeli aircraft struck Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip early Friday in response to new rocket fire from the blockaded territory, the army said.
There...
World Cup: FIFA to debate expanding tournament to 40 teams
Fifa will debate a proposal to expand the World Cup from 32 teams to 40.
The change can be approved by Fifa's executive committee without...
