UN refugee agency: Record 68.5 million displaced in 2017
The U.N. refugee agency reported Tuesday that nearly 69 million people who have fled war, violence and persecution were forcibly displaced last year, a...
Tearful relatives identify victims of Egypt plane crash
The first 10 bodies of victims of Saturday's plane crash over Egypt were identified by their families Tuesday, a string of tearful relatives leaving...
Saudi King Salman has telephone conversation with Russian President Putin
King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud had a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin about Saudi Arabia's important role in the Middle East.
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Road accident in Saudi Arabia kills 15, injures 60
A Saudi Red Crescent spokesman says a road accident involving a bus and a truck killed 15 people and left 60 injured.
Abdullah al-Moreibedh says...
Oil giant Saudi Aramco confirms looking into share offers
State-owned Saudi Aramco, the world's largest crude oil producer and exporter, said Friday it is considering a public share offer.
The company "has been studying...
Saudi Foreign Minister receives both new Swedish & Danish ambassadors to the Kingdom
Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir, Minister of Foreign Affairs, received here today Danish ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Ole Freese Massen and the...
26 Iraqi fighters killed in a strike in Syria
A war monitor stated on Thursday that an air strike killed 26 fighters of Iraqi paramilitary group Hashed al-Shaabi in eastern Syria after a...
Iraq's oil exports in February fall below planned levels
Iraq's Oil Ministry said Tuesday that crude exports averaged 3.225 million barrels a day in February, far below levels planned to provide the nation...
Iran to be invited to next round of talks on Syria
Iran will be invited to participate in talks in Vienna on Friday to discuss ending the conflict in Syria, a dialogue aimed at finding...
Turkish base in Iraqi Kurdistan attacked
A Turkish base in Iraqi Kurdistan came under attack on Tuesday, a witness and the rebel Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) said, without claiming responsibility.
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