Saudi's Arab National Bank places 2 bln riyal sukuk
Saudi Arabia's Arab National Bank has received regulatory approval to raise 2 billion riyals ($533.28 million)through sukuk which will enhance its supplementary capital, it...
Whatsapp to be blocked? Saudi Arabia refutes rumors
Saudi Arabia’s Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) has refuted rumors to block social media applications including WhatsApp and Tango, the Arabic daily al-Watan...
Russia carving out a fortress for Assad, say experts
The contours of Russia's strategy in Syria are emerging as it tries to carve out a rebel-free zone for Bashar al-Assad's regime and shut...
Iraq PM Abadi says votes should be recounted if electronic system faulty – state...
Iraq's Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said on Tuesday that if a new electronic voting system used in weekend elections was found to be faulty,...
Britain joins Syria air war; Putin vows more sanctions on Turkey
Britain joined U.S.-led air strikes against Islamic State in Syria on Thursday, but Vladimir Putin issued bitter new denunciations of Turkey for shooting down...
U.S. convoy was forced to “go back“ upon Syrian villagers Opposition
State media and an opposition war monitor reported that residents of a northeastern Syrian village blocked a road and threw stones at a U.S....
Fire engulfs Dubai hotel near world's tallest building
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Fire engulfed a 63-storey skyscraper in downtown Dubai on Thursday night, but there appeared to be no injuries, a civil defence official said.
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Closed migrant camps in Greece starting from March
Greece will begin setting up closed camps for asylum seekers on its Aegean islands in March in response to growing tensions over the migrants'...
Good job Riyadh police: Juri found, suspect arrested
The police found kidnapped two-year-old Juri Al-Khalidi in Ishbiliyah district in Riyadh on Tuesday.
This comes after police teams had launched raids in several parts...
Egypt’s Sisi orders Gaza border opened for Ramadan -Twitter account
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi ordered on Thursday that the Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip be opened for the whole of the...
