Egypt eyes tough reforms in bid to save economy
Egypt hopes a $12-billion financing deal with the IMF will usher in an economic turnaround but real progress hinges on a tough reform package...
Rains continue to lash many parts of Saudi Arabia
One person has died in Rimah, northeast of Riyadh, and 72 stranded motorists were rescued in the region, Saudi Civil Defense announced on Wednesday...
Tunisia reopens Libya border after attack on nearby town
Tunisia reopened its border crossings with Libya on Tuesday after a two-week closure in response to a deadly jihadist attack on a town near...
Italy to take measures against Egypt unless truth emerges on dead student
Italy said on Tuesday it would take "immediate and proportionate" measures against Egypt if the Cairo government does fully cooperate in uncovering the truth...
Islamic State rakes in oil earnings of up to $50 million per month
The Islamic State rakes in up to $50 million a month from selling crude from oilfields under its control in Iraq and Syria, part...
Yemen shells wound 2 in Saudi border zone
Shelling from Yemen has wounded two people in southern Saudi Arabia, the kingdom's civil defence agency said late Thursday, in a rare breach of...
Dubai's Emirates sees 9% passenger growth in 2015
Dubai's Emirates airlines carried 51.3 million passengers in 2015, up nine percent from last year, the company said Wednesday.
CEO Tim Clark said the year...
No Haj permit, no entry into Makkah
The government has again issued warnings that people without Haj permits would not be allowed to enter Makkah.
Brig. Gen. Khaled bin Nashat Al-Qahtani said...
Top Arab diplomats vow to defeat terror
Arab foreign ministers vowed on Saturday to "defeat terrorism", as they gathered for a regional summit just over a week after a jihadist-claimed truck...
Bomb kills two human rights workers in Afghan capital
Kabul (AFP) - Two employees of Afghanistan's human rights body were killed in a bomb attack in Kabul on Saturday, the agency said.
The Afghanistan...
