Rivalries hinder Libya's unity government from taking off
A month after it was agreed in Morocco, a U.N.-backed plan for a united Libyan government is struggling to take off.
Efforts to push the...
EU urges Russia to stop bombing in Syria, split on Assad role
The European Union urged Russia on Monday to halt its aerial bombing campaign in Syria but the bloc's 28 member states failed to agree...
Water crisis hits 5 districts in Jeddah
Al-Faisaliah, Aziziah, Mushrefah, Bani Malik and Rehab districts in the city have not received water for over 10 days, and the residents say that...
Kuwait amends sports laws but MPs say bans likely to remain
Kuwaiti lawmakers have approved sweeping changes to the country's sports laws likely to prolong bans imposed by international football and the Olympics.
World football's governing...
Turkish Airlines annual profit tops $1 bn for first time
Turkey's flag carrier Turkish Airlines on Tuesday said its full-year net profits topped $1 billion for the first time in its history as the...
Saudi paid former Egyptian PM $260,000 a month
Egyptian journalist and writer Mostafa Al-Bakri said that the former Egyptian Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab was paid a million Saudi riyals a month when...
U.N. hopes Yemen peace talks can start by month-end
U.N. Deputy Secretary General Jan Eliasson said on Thursday he hoped U.N.-backed peace talks to end the conflict in Yemen could start by the...
283,184 Hajj pilgrims return home from Saudi Arabia
A total of 283,184 pilgrims have left the Kingdom through King Abdulaziz International Airport so far. King Abdulaziz International Airport Director Abdulhameed Abu Al-Orry...
UK Labour ready to support Syria air strikes, with conditions
Britain's opposition Labour Party on Wednesday said it was open to the possibility of Britain joining air strikes against the Islamic State group in...
10 Saudis fighting for Daesh captured in Iraq
Ten Saudis fighting for the Daesh terrorist organization have been captured by the Kurdish Peshmerga forces in Iraq during battle, an online newspaper reported...
