Kuwait court convicts five over ISIS fundraising
A lower court in Kuwait on Monday sentenced five men to 10 years in jail each for raising funds for the Islamic State jihadist...
Huge explosions rock military facility in Jordan, no reports of casualties
AMMAN, Sept 11 (Reuters) - Jordan said a series of massive explosions that rocked the city of Zarqa early on Friday was likely caused...
Egypt jails Muslim scholar for insulting Islam
An Egyptian court has reduced the jail term for a controversial Muslim scholar convicted of insulting Islam on his television show from five years...
Pompeo says Afghan negotiations likely to be ‘contentious’
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Much anticipated negotiations between Afghanistan's warring parties are likely to be “contentious,” U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned Friday, but...
Etihad resumes Morocco flights
Dubai: Etihad Airways will resume passenger flights from Abu Dhabi to Casablanca and Rabat, starting from September 19.
The airline will operate returning flights three...
Saudi Binladin Group to cut 15,000 jobs
Construction company Saudi Binladin Group plans to cut about 15,000 staff, people with knowledge on the matter told Reuters.
The possible layoffs at Binladin, also...
Iran calls Bahrain’s move to normalise ties with Israel shameful – state TV
CAIRO, Sept 12 (Reuters) - Iranâ's foreign ministry has described Bahrainâ's move to normalise ties with Israel as shameful, state television reported on Saturday....
Turkey says EU Mediterranean statement biased, open to talks with Greece
ANKARA, Sept 11 (Reuters) - Turkey slammed a statement by European Union Mediterranean states on Friday, saying the comments were biased and "detached from...
Zaha Hadid, architect famed for futuristic curves, dies aged 65
Zaha Hadid, the world's most famous female architect who attracted plaudits for works of sweeping curves and controversy for huge cost overruns, died on...
Compensations to families of Mecca crane collapse victims: King orders
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman Bin Abdulaziz on Tuesday ordered the compensation of the families of those killed in last Friday’s deadly crane collapse at...