IMF approves $5.2 bn, 1-year loan program for Egypt
Washington (AFP) - The IMF board on Friday approved a one-year, $5.2 billion financing package for Egypt to help the country alleviate the economic...
Step down or be turfed out by force: Al-Jubeir warns Assad
Syrian leader Bashar Al-Assad must leave office or face being turfed out by force, Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir said Tuesday, rejecting Russia’s bid...
Saudi Arabia anti-terror policy ‘praised globally’
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ’s successful anti terrorism policy has been praised worldwide, according to an official at Naif Arab University for Security...
Egypt detains 6 over play seen as insult to security forces
Egyptian officials say six people have been arrested for their involvement in a play seen as insulting to security forces.
They said Tuesday that the...
The Latest: Trump, Uzbekistan president talk Afghanistan
The Latest on President Donald Trump's meeting with Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev at the White House (all times local):
12:10 p.m.
President Donald Trump says he...
Iran retrieves data, cockpit talk from downed Ukraine plane
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran has retrieved some data, including a portion of the cockpit conversations, from the Ukrainian jetliner that was accidentally downed...
Afghan vice president unharmed in attack in Kabul – spokesman
KABUL, Sept 9 (Reuters) - A roadside bomb in Kabul targeted first Afghan Vice President Amrullah Saleh on Wednesday morning, his spokesman said, but...
UN Human Rights Council to meet after Gaza killings
The United Nations Human Rights Council will hold a special session on Friday to discuss "the deteriorating human rights situation" in the Palestinian Territories,...
Palestinian grape farmers see market collapse amid pandemic
HEBRON, West Bank, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Palestinian grape farmers are boasting a bumper crop this year, helped in part by coronavirus lockdowns that...
U.S. weighs special forces in Syria, helicopters in Iraq
The United States is considering sending a small number of special operations forces to Syria and attack helicopters to Iraq as it weighs options...
