Tuesday, August 25, 2026

Shell reports 44 percent drop in 4th quarter earnings

Royal Dutch Shell said fourth-quarter earnings tumbled 44 percent as the collapse in oil prices took its toll on another European oil company. Profit adjusted...

Jubeir says Syrian rebels should get surface-to-air missiles

Moderate Syrian rebels should be supplied with surface-to-air missiles to defend against air strikes, Germany weekly Der Spiegel quoted Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir...

Saudi King met with President Obama to discuss global issues

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman, who is leading the Saudi delegation participating in the G-20 summit, met with US President Barack...

Abbas asks UN for international protection as violence rages

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called Wednesday in Geneva for the creation of a "special regime" for the protection of his people, as a wave...

Saudi Arabia suspends Iran's Mahan Air license to use its air space

Saudi Arabia has suspended licenses granted to Iran's Mahan Air to fly through its air space or land at its airports due to violations...

Paris and Riyadh strategic alliance further reinforced

French Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Bertrand Besancenot said that France and KSA have a strategic partnership that is characterized today by a new momentum....

Warplanes bomb Libya’s Sirte, target ISIS

Unidentified warplanes carried out air strikes on Libya's Sirte city, targeting areas controlled by Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants in the...

Heroin smuggler put to death in Makkah

Saudi Arabia on Tuesday executed a convicted Pakistani heroin smuggler.  The ministry of interior said Khan Iqbal was put to death in the holy...

Palestinians attack Israeli soldiers and civilians with knives, one killed

Three Palestinians attacked Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank and civilians in the Tel Aviv suburbs with knives on Monday and one of...

Gulf markets little improvements in pre-holiday trade

Gulf equity markets were narrowly mixed in early trade on Tuesday as investors prepared for extended holidays, with international news providing little to trade...

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