France to resume beef exports to Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia has lifted a 15-year-old ban on French beef, opening one of the markets closed to France due to past cases of mad...
Mosque suicide bomber threatened Shi'ites and Saudi soldiers
The Islamic State suicide bomber who carried out an attack on a Shi'ite mosque in the Saudi city of Najran on Monday threatened Shi'ites...
Iranian MPs: 'Death to America' stands despite nuclear deal
A clear majority of Iranian legislators said Monday the Islamic republic will not abandon the slogan of "Death to America" despite its July nuclear...
Oil price slump to start affecting Saudi banks
The impact of lower oil prices will soon start to weigh on Saudi Arabia’s banks, which are likely to see bad loans edge higher...
After billions spent on haj safety, Saudis lost control of deadly crowd
Pilgrims reported feeling the hands of their relatives slip away into the crowd on Thursday morning when a crush at the Mina camp in...
Pro-regime fighters and Houthis swap 194 prisoners in Taiz
Houthi and pro-government forces exchanged nearly 200 prisoners in Taiz in central Yemen on Saturday, the largest such swap to take place in the...
Saudi-led forces advance towards Yemen’s besieged Taez
Saudi-led coalition forces advanced on Monday towards Yemen’s third city Taez after sending major reinforcements in a bid to break a months-long siege by...
Egyptian rights group says 237 protesters arrested in Cairo
An Egyptian coalition of rights groups says police arrested at least 237 people during protests in Cairo the previous day against a government decision...
U.S. approves sale of smart bombs to Saudi Arabia
The U.S. State Department has approved the sale of thousands of smart bombs worth a total of $1.29 billion to Saudi Arabia to help...
Journalists accused of revealing secrets on trial in Turkey
ISTANBUL (AP) — Seven journalists went on trial on Wednesday, accused of revealing state secrets for their reports on the funeral of an intelligence...
