Qatari state fund buys stake in NY's Empire State Building
Qatar's sovereign wealth fund has made an iconic purchase in America — a stake in the company that owns New York's Empire State Building.
The...
Displaced Syrians weigh up grim options
About one million Syrians fled Idlib and its surrounding countryside in northwest Syria this past year.
Fighting has calmed since March when Ankara, which backs...
Two suicide bombers kill 22 in Maiduguri, Nigeria
At least 22 people were killed on Wednesday when two women disguised as men blew themselves up during morning prayers at a mosque in...
Saudi embassy attacked in Iran
Angry crowds protesting at Saudi Arabia's execution of a Shiite cleric hurled petrol bombs and stormed the kingdom's embassy in Tehran Saturday before being...
Gunmen in Syria kill commander of rebel group
Syrian activists and an official with an ultraconservative rebel group say gunmen have shot and killed the group's commander the main central province.
Labib al-Nahhas...
One reported dead in blast claimed by ISIS at police station south of Riyadh
An improvised explosive device planted next to a police station south of the Saudi capital Riyadh killed one person, the Saudi Interior Ministry said...
Bahrain's Shi'ite clerics criticise removal of Ashura flags
Senior Shi'ite Bahraini clerics criticised the removal of Ashura banners raised to commemorate the anniversary of the death of Prophet Mohammad's grandson, saying the...
Saudi Arabia intercepts two missiles fired from Yemen
Saudi Arabia intercepted two ballistic missiles fired at the kingdom by Yemen's armed Houthi movement on Wednesday, Saudi-owned Al Arabiya TV reported.
The attack follows...
2 car bombs in eastern Turkey kill 6, wound over 120
Two car bombings targeted police stations in Turkey, killing at least six people and wounding over 120, officials said Thursday.
A car bombing attack on...
Hariri urges Saudi King Salman not to abandon Lebanon
Lebanese Sunni politician Saad al-Hariri on Monday urged Saudi Arabia not to abandon Lebanon after it halted aid to the army, reflecting concerns that...
