Camels Enjoying the Snow in Saudi Arabia
Parts of the desert kingdom of Saudi Arabia are experiencing snowfall — and netizens are rushing online to document it. From photographs to videos,...
Iranian women fined $260 for ‘bad hijabs’
TEHRAN — A court here has fined two women $260 for violating the Islamic dress code by not wearing their mandatory hijabs (headscarves) properly...
Egyptian President al-Sisi makes surprise visit to Sharm el-Sheikh
Egypt's president made a surprise visit of the Sharm el-Sheikh airport on Wednesday, seeking to reassure tourists that the vacation destination is safe after...
Sheikh Hamad of Qatar breaks leg in holiday accident
Qatar's former emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani has broken a leg while on holiday, government officials said in a statement on Tuesday.
The statement...
Salaries in Saudi Arabia forecasted to increase in 2016
A GCC-wide survey of 600 multinational companies and locally-owned conglomerates - the largest study of its kind in the Gulf region - has forecast...
Submission: When the Muslim Brotherhood Wins Power in France
For more than a decade novelist Michel Houellebecq has been the bete-noire of politically correct elites in France. With provocation woven into his DNA,...
Saudi government to increase water prices
Saudi Arabia will increase the price of water for non-residential consumers, local media reported, a sign the government is cutting back an expensive system of...
Omani Sultan Qaboos in rare public appearance on state TV
Oman's Sultan Qaboos appeared in good health in images aired on state television Monday of a rare public appearance since he returned in March...
Gulf states ask the world to do more to help Syrian Refugees
RIYADH — Gulf countries on Tuesday called for the international community to take greater responsibility in aiding Syrian refugees after the oil-flush states faced...
Russia pipeline chief says let's talk to OPEC about output
Russian officials have decided they should talk to Saudi Arabia and other OPEC countries about output cuts to bolster oil prices, the head of...
