Saudi Arabia one of world’s top 20 largest donors
Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said on Sunday that Saudi Arabia joined the list of the world’s 20 largest donor of development aid and...
Saudi Arabia denies coalition killed Yemen civilians
A Saudi-led coalition played no role in an attack reported to have killed 25 civilians in a Yemeni village on Sunday, a Saudi official...
Iran denounces Saudi Arabia over haj and demands apology
Iran demanded an apology from Saudi Arabia on Sunday over the deaths of 769 people at the haj pilgrimage and accused it of trying...
Saudi border officers killed in attack from Yemen – Saudi ministry
A district commander and a sergeant in Saudi Arabia's border guard have been killed in an attack launched from across the frontier with Yemen,...
3 Killed in attack on Hail police checkpoints
Gunmen have opened fire at two police checkpoints in a northern province, killing at least three people, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) has said.
Quoting...
Platini says he wants to tone down politics at FIFA
Michel Platini wants politics to play a lesser role at FIFA if he is elected its next president.
Platini is the front-runner to replace Sepp...
Iran, Morocco report highest death toll in Haj stampede
Seven countries have claimed that their citizens were among the 717 pilgrims killed in Thursday’s Haj stampede in Mina, with Iran reporting 131 deaths.
Morocco...
Security men pleaded with Hajis to stay back…
Tragedy struck Mina on Day 3 of the five-day pilgrimage on Thursday, when 717 people were killed in a massive crush and 805 others...
Stampede caused by breakdown in pilgrims’ flow
Pilgrims were unable to move forward as more people were coming from behind.
The stampede at Mina as pilgrims were set for the symbolic stoning...
Pilgrims’ tents located near site of stampede removed
Security personnel started removing pilgrims’ tents at the site of the stampede to create a larger space for easier access of ambulances and Civil...
