Saudi Shura Council set to discuss new military service law
Saudi Arabia’s Shura Council will discuss a new law within weeks to make use of the expertise and services of retired military officers to...
Emirates airline says profits are up amid lower oil prices
The Middle East's biggest airline, Emirates, says its profits jumped by about 56 percent to $1.9 billion in the last fiscal year largely due...
Saudi prince arrested on sex crime charge at Los Angeles mansion
A Saudi prince has been arrested on charges of trying to force a worker at a Beverly Hills estate to perform oral sex, Los...
Saudi ‘forced’ 3 Iranian boats to leave waters: state media
Riyadh (AFP) - Saudi Arabia said Saturday three Iranian boats were "forced to retreat" from its waters after warning shots were fired, according to...
Al Qaeda still reaping oil profits in Yemen despite battlefield reverses
Al Qaeda may have been pushed out of the enclave it carved out in Yemen as the country descended into civil war, but the...
Abu Dhabi's Louvre becomes museum 'on the sea'
Abu Dhabi's Louvre museum has been surrounded by sea water in a major step towards completion of the ambitious project, the developer said Tuesday.
The...
U.N. watchdog set to close nuclear weapons probe of Iran
The U.N. nuclear watchdog is expected on Tuesday to close its 12-year investigation into whether Iran had a secret nuclear weapons program, a key...
Kuwait oil strike enters day 3, some output restored
A strike by oil workers that has slashed Kuwait's output entered its third day on Tuesday but the state oil firm said it had...
Syria's besieged Daraya to get first aid since 2012
Aid agencies are to deliver relief supplies to the besieged Syrian rebel-held town of Daraya on Thursday, the first since 2012, the International Committee...
Saudi Aramco in talks to buy CNPC refinery stake, retail assets
Saudi Aramco, the world's biggest oil producer, is in talks to acquire a stake in a China National Petroleum Corp refinery as well as...
