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Saudi confirms 'genuine' $681 million donation to Malaysian PM

Saudi Arabia has for the first time publicly confirmed Malaysia's claim that the Saudi royal family deposited $681 million into Prime Minister Najib Razak's...

Turkey sends in aid for stranded Syrian refugees

Turkish humanitarian groups set up camps in Syria and sent in truckloads of aid Monday for tens of thousands of people stranded on the...

Russia raids on Idlib kill 23 civilians

Russian warplanes pounded an Al-Qaeda-held city in northwestern Syria overnight killing 23 civilians in the heaviest strikes in months, a monitoring group said on...

Saudi and Russia agree oil output freeze, Iran still an obstacle

Top oil exporters Russia and Saudi Arabia agreed on Tuesday to freeze output levels but said the deal was contingent on other producers joining...

As Saudi-Iran tensions grow, Lebanon pays the price

Caught in the middle of tensions between Saudi Arabia and Iran, Lebanon is paying the price for the growing rivalry between the Middle East's...

Rains wreak havoc on Jeddah and Makkah roads

Two people were killed on Tuesday when they were electrocuted by a downed lamp post in the Saudi coastal city of Jeddah, as severe...

U.N. Security Council alarmed by Yemen ceasefire violations

The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday voiced alarm at breaches of a ceasefire in Yemen that was introduced alongside U.N.-brokered peace talks aimed...

Turkey recalls envoy over Germany's Armenian 'genocide' decision

Turkey Thursday recalled its envoy to Germany and threatened consequences, in a furious reaction over the Bundestag's decision to adopt a resolution recognising the...

Iran’s Khamenei warns economy will worsen if virus spreads

Tehran (AFP) - Iran's supreme leader warned on Saturday that the country's economic problems would worsen if the novel coronavirus spreads unchecked, saying the...

Football: Saudi seeks to change Iran fixtures over tensions

Saudi football clubs in the Asian Champions League have appealed for their fixtures in Iran to be played elsewhere after a sharp escalation of...

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