IS is shifting from local intimidation to more complex attacks
A man wearing an explosive vest emerged from a car and calmly marched toward the gates of the intelligence building in Iraq’s northern city...
420,000 die from tainted food annually, a third of them young children: WHO
Some 600 million people get sick from eating contaminated food each year, and around 420,000 die, the World Health Organization said Thursday, adding that...
How Saudi Arabia plans to shake up its economy
In late February, several hundred Saudi officials, company executives and foreign consultants gathered in a luxury Riyadh hotel to discuss how Saudi Arabia's economy...
Syrian situation favourable for start of ‘political process’: Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin, who held a rare meeting with Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad on Thursday, said the situation in Syria is now favourable...
20 killed, 90 wounded in Nigeria mosque bombing
About 20 people were killed and 90 wounded by a bomb explosion in a mosque in the northern Nigerian city of Maiduguri on Monday,...
One million Yemeni fighters prepare to invade Saudi Arabia according to Iranian Press
A million Yemeni tribal fighters are gathering near the border with Saudi Arabia in preparation to invade the Kingdom, Iran’s Kayhan newspaper has reported.
The...
Mars mission: Small step for the UAE, giant leap for the Arab world
After two days of debate on the ever-growing security threats facing the Middle East, the Al Arabiya News Global Discussions Forum ended on a...
New domestic airlines’ in Saudi Arabia take-off delayed
New domestic airlines — Al-Maha Airways and Saudi Gulf Airlines — have been further delayed due to technical reasons as the General Authority of...
Soaring rent prices in Riyadh increases burden on tenants
Citizens and residents are complaining against the increasing prices of apartments in Riyadh which have risen by up to 90 percent in recent years....
Syrian terrorist list produces 163 names and no agreement
Major powers trying to forge a Syrian peace plan have made almost no progress on overcoming one of the main obstacles to ending the...
