Palestinian flag raised at the U.N. for the first time
The Palestinians raised their flag at the United Nations for the first time on Wednesday, a symbolic gesture approved by a General Assembly vote...
Al Qaeda militants take over two south Yemen towns, residents say
Al Qaeda fighters retook on Wednesday two southern Yemeni towns they briefly occupied four years ago, residents and local fighters said, exploiting the collapse...
Saudi Arabia tip-off saved UK lives : David Cameron
A piece of counter-terrorism intelligence supplied by Saudi Arabia "saved potentially hundreds of lives" in the UK, David Cameron has revealed.
The PM was asked...
1,295 transporters held for carrying illegal pilgrims
The number of vehicles either seized or sent back while transporting pilgrims without a Haj permit reached 35,990, according to Col. Sami Al-Shuwairekh, commander...
German FM: Saudi Arabia key to fight against ISIS
Saudi Arabia has a central role in fighting ISIS as it can help eliminate the ultra-hardline militant group's ideological breeding ground, Germany's foreign minister...
Erdogan calls on NATO to help curb militant attacks
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan called on NATO to do more to fight the threat of global terrorism, saying the 28-nation alliance needed to "update"...
Kurds and Arabs form joint military force in Syria
Syria's leading Kurdish militia and several Arab rebel groups that have fought alongside it have formalised their alliance in a new group called the...
Train for pilgrims’ Makkah–Madinah travel by end of 2016
Buses will no longer be used for transporting pilgrims to and fro Makkah and Madinah when the Haramain Highspeed Railway commences operation by December...
Famine threatens half of Yemen
Nearly half of Yemen's 22 provinces on the verge of famine as result of the war there and more than 13 million people need...
President Obama meets GCC in Saudi Arabia to discuss security
President Barack Obama met Thursday with top officials from six Arab nations to discuss regional security issues in the Arabian Gulf including the fight against...
