Muslim pilgrims pray in front of the holy Al Safaa mountain
In this Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2015 photo, Muslim pilgrims pray in front of the holy Al Safaa mountain at the Grand Mosque in the...
Iranian vessel loads with Venezuelan alumina, amid closer ties
NEW YORK (Reuters) - An Iranian-flagged vessel loaded a cargo of alumina in Venezuela this month after delivering supplies for an Iranian supermarket in...
Suicide bombers kill 5 in eastern Lebanon near Syria border
A group of suicide bombers detonated their explosives' vests in a northeastern Lebanese village near the border with Syria on Monday, killing five people...
Prisoners riot again in northeast Syria – IS
A month after similar violence, militants from the Islamic State group rioted in a northeast Syrian prison Sunday, an opposition war monitor and a...
UN urges Russia and U.S. to push nationwide Syria ceasefire
The United Nations mediator in the Syrian conflict called on the United States and Russian Federation to try to salvage and renew a cessation...
Boxing great Ali slams Trump over 'ban Muslims' call
Boxing great Muhammad Ali is criticizing Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump’s proposal to ban Muslims from entering the United States, and calling on Muslims...
Saudi Arabia’s new development plan gathers momentum
A new report on Saudi Arabia just produced by the global publishing, research and consultancy firm Oxford Business Group (OBG) charts the latest developments...
Saudi to ban foreigners from selling mobile phones, create jobs for citizens
In an effort to provide more jobs to Saudi Arabian citizens, the kingdom will ban foreign workers from selling and maintaining mobile phones and...
FIFA ethics court bans Blatter and Platini for 8 years
Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini were each banned for eight years by the FIFA ethics committee on Monday in a stunning takedown of world...
Saudi Prince Sultan unveils plans to welcome tourists
Saudi Arabia will begin issuing select tourist visas soon to welcome tens of thousands of foreigners a year, part of a sweeping national reform...
