Obama administration plans new high-level cyber official
The Obama administration is creating a new high-level federal official to coordinate cybersecurity across civilian agencies and to work with military and intelligence counterparts,...
Yemen peace talks 'closer' to agreement: UN envoy
The UN envoy said Wednesday that Yemen's warring parties were closer to agreement at peace talks in Kuwait as he prepared to brief the...
Yemen president returns to Aden from exile in Saudi Arabia
Yemen's president returned from exile to southern city Aden Tuesday as his troops and allies in a Saudi-led coalition press one of their most...
Syrian opposition meets in Saudi, awaiting UN reply
A major Syrian opposition grouping was still awaiting clarifications from the United Nations Thursday as it met for a third day on participation in...
New visa benefits for Saudi-friendly firms
The recently introduced fast-track recruitment system is a reward for private firms that fulfill the Saudization quota, an official of the Ministry of Labor...
Prisoners riot again in northeast Syria – IS
A month after similar violence, militants from the Islamic State group rioted in a northeast Syrian prison Sunday, an opposition war monitor and a...
Six Flags Entertainment seeks to open Saudi theme parks
U.S. theme park company Six Flags Entertainment Corp plans to expand to Saudi Arabia, its chief executive told Saudi-owned Arabiya TV on Monday, bringing...
New Zealand judge rules Kim Dotcom can be extradited to US
A New Zealand judge ruled Wednesday that colorful Internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom and three of his colleagues can be extradited to the United States...
Hamas not seeking a war with Israel, says top official
A senior leader of the Islamist group Hamas said the Palestinian movement was not seeking a new war with Israel and insisted a network...
Ankara bombings were ordered by ISIS to disrupt vote: Turkish prosecutors
A sleeper cell acting on orders from the Islamic State (IS) group carried out the massive bombings on a peace rally in Ankara this...
