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2 Million Haj Pilgrims to move from Mount Arafat to Muzdalifah

Hajj pilgrims from around the world are now preparing to move to Muzdalifah after they gathered at Mount Arafat in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday...

Palestinians to sue Britain over 1917 pledge on Jewish state

The Palestinian president says he will sue Great Britain over the 1917 Balfour Declaration and its support for a Jewish national home in the...

Oil stages modest rebound

Oil rebounded on bargain-buying Wednesday after the previous day's plunge but analysts warned any gains would be limited as the global glut showed no...

Bahrain court dissolves main opposition group

A Bahrain court on Sunday dissolved the main Shi'ite Muslim opposition group al-Wefaq, accusing it of helping to foster violence and terrorism, in an...

Jawazat services fast ‘becoming paperless’

The Passports Department (Jawazat) has electronically issued as many as 13,930,574 single exit-reentry visas sparing applicants the trouble of going personally to Jawazat offices...

Gunmen kill 16, including 4 nuns, in Yemen retirement home

Unidentified gunmen stormed a retirement home run by Catholic nuns in the southern city of Aden on Friday shooting 16 people to death, including...

Saudi says to ensure Binladin Group resolves wage issue

The Saudi labour minister vowed Tuesday to ensure the Binladin Group keeps a promise to resolve wage issues, amid reports of thousands at the...

Arab League delays decision on new chief after Qatar objections

A vote to choose the Arab League's new secretary-general was delayed on Thursday after Qatar objected to the nomination of Egypt's former foreign minister,...

Turkey mends fences with former foes Israel and Russia

Turkey launched a major diplomatic charm offensive Monday, reaching out a conciliatory hand to Russia and hailing a deal to restore ties with Israel...

Maj. Gen. Al-Shahrani, commander of the 18th brigade, martyred

RIYADH —  Maj. Gen. Abdul Rahman bin Saad Al-Shahrani (Abu Jarfah), commander of the18th Brigade of the Land Forces, was martyred on Sunday when...

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