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Prince Ali vows to ‘open the books’ if elected FIFA head

FIFA presidential candidate Prince Ali Bin Hussein has said he will make public all financial documents at soccer’s world governing body if he is...

Saudi-led coalition help Yemeni forces re-capture Houthi strongholds

Pro-government forces backed by the Saudi-led coalition on Monday captured “balaq” mountain and “Marbat Al-Dam" two of the Houthi rebel’s remaining strongholds in Yemen’s...

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...

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...

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...

EU court adviser: Employers can ban Muslim headscarf

A senior adviser to the European Court of Justice says a European Union business may legitimately prohibit an employee from wearing a Muslim headscarf...

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. Also on...

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...

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