Erdogan promises harsh retaliation if Syria truce violated
The Syrian government offensive made significant gains in Syria's last rebel stronghold, and Turkey sent thousands of troops across the border to reinforce the...
Five Saudi soldiers martyred
Five Saudi soldiers laid down their lives defending the Kingdom on Jazan border with Yemen, armed forces headquarters announced late on Sunday.
Yemen’s internationally recognized...
House panel passes bill to repeal U.S. oil export ban
A bill to repeal a 40-year-old ban on U.S. crude oil exports was passed on Thursday by the House of Representatives energy panel.
The legislation,...
3 Saudi universities on global ranking list
Saudi Arabia has three representatives in the newly expanded World University Rankings published by the Times Higher Education.
Jeddah’s King Abdulaziz University, Dammam’s King Fahd...
Pro-regime fighters and Houthis swap 194 prisoners in Taiz
Houthi and pro-government forces exchanged nearly 200 prisoners in Taiz in central Yemen on Saturday, the largest such swap to take place in the...
Iraq ex-governor named PM-designate
Iraq's president Tuesday named a former governor of the city of Najaf as prime minister-designate, following weeks of political infighting, as Baghdad residents rushed...
After billions spent on haj safety, Saudis lost control of deadly crowd
Pilgrims reported feeling the hands of their relatives slip away into the crowd on Thursday morning when a crush at the Mina camp in...
Paris to host Syria crisis meeting with allies on Tuesday: minister
France will host a meeting on the Syria crisis with Western and Arab allies later on Tuesday, Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said.
The “working dinner”...
Venezuelan first lady's nephews arrested in U.S. drug case
Two nephews of Venezuela's first lady have been arrested and brought to the United States to face drug trafficking charges, people familiar with the...
U.S. approves sale of smart bombs to Saudi Arabia
The U.S. State Department has approved the sale of thousands of smart bombs worth a total of $1.29 billion to Saudi Arabia to help...
