Saudi opposition clerics make sectarian call to jihad in Syria
Dozens of Islamist Saudi Arabian clerics have called on Arab and Muslim countries to "give all moral, material, political and military" support to what...
Saudi Prince Mohammed says war unlikely with Iran
Saudi Arabia's deputy crown prince, widely thought to wield considerable power in the monarchy, has given an interview to a magazine in which he...
Russian airline blames Egypt crash on 'external' factors
The Russian passenger jet that crashed in Egypt killing all 224 people on board came down due to "external" factors, the airline said Monday,...
Gulf states plan military retaliation to Putin's bombing of rebel positions in Syria
Analysts say Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Turkey are now likely to increase military aid to the anti-Assad groups they support. This comes as a...
King Salman vows to fight extremists after Saudi bombings
The king of Saudi Arabia warned his country would strike with an "iron hand" against people who preyed on youth vulnerable to religious extremism,...
Saudi aid official says wants Yemen truce, rebels can't be trusted
Saudi Arabia would like to see a ceasefire in Yemen to allow for the delivery of humanitarian aid, but it does not trust the...
Al-Qaeda flag flying over buildings in Yemen's Aden
Al-Qaeda's black flag is flying over several official buildings in Yemen's second city Aden as extremists make inroads in the absence of state authority...
Qatar energy minister says too early to predict OPEC outcome
It is too early to forecast the outcome of oil producer group OPEC's Dec. 4 policy meeting, Qatari energy minister Mohammad bin Saleh al-Sada...
Trump threatens to cut aid to U.N. members over Jerusalem vote
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened to cut off financial aid to countries that vote in favor of a draft United Nations resolution...
Somali Cabinet has agreed on model for elections in 2016
The U.N. envoy for Somalia said the Cabinet agreed Thursday on a model for elections later this year, calling the long-awaited decision "an important...
