Riyadh, Tehran tone down rhetoric on Haj dead
Both countries’ ministers exchange condolences, agree to repatriate dead pilgrims
Iran and Saudi Arabia sought to tone down a war of words over last week’s...
No more "free" Saudi money for Egypt, says Saudi businessman
Saudi Arabia's financial support for strategic ally Egypt will no longer involve "free money" and will increasingly take the form of loans that provide...
Putin snubs Erdogan meet at Paris climate conference
Russian President Vladimir Putin has rejected a meeting with Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the climate conference in Paris on Monday, the Kremlin...
Saudi intercepts and destroys ballistic missile from Yemen
Saudi Arabia has intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile fired from Yemen and a Saudi-led military coalition said in a statement late on Monday...
Saudi policeman wounded in drive-by shooting
The Acting Information Spokesman of Police in Makkah region has said that one of the security patrol cars was fired on from an unidentified...
Yemeni president dismisses Houthi concessions as "manoeuvre"
Yemen's government dismissed as a "manoeuvre" on Thursday the Houthis' acceptance of a U.N.-sponsored peace plan and demanded that the Iran-backed group hand back...
Juri’s father detained for ‘hiding info’
In a surprising new development, the police have arrested the father of Juri Al-Khalidi, the two-year-old who had been kidnapped and held for over...
41 people still in intensive care after Istanbul airport attack
Forty-one people are still in intensive care in Turkish hospitals among some 250 people hurt in a suicide bomb attack which killed 41 people...
'State of emergency' declared in Libya capital
Authorities in control of Libya's capital on Friday declared a "maximum state of emergency" after a UN-backed unity government that they reject said its...
Gaza audiences enjoy first night out at the movies in 20 years
Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are enjoying their first night out at the movies since political tensions led to the torching of cinemas in...
