Workers suffer in Saudi as once-mighty Hariri firm falters
He's had no salary for six months, he cannot pay his children's school fees and his permit to reside in Saudi Arabia has expired.
But...
Facebook offer grants of $100 mn to help virus-hit news media
Out of the need for reliable information about the crisis, Facebook said Monday it was donating $100 million to support news organizations globally hurting...
Russia's escalating Syria intervention threatens Middle East stability
Vladimir Putin may discover that the trouble with using force to strengthen one’s negotiating position is that other sides follow suit.
The Russian military intervention...
Hospitals shut, villages isolated in Egypt to slow virus
A Cairo hospital was closed for sterilization late Saturday after two COVID-19 cases were confirmed.
He said no date was yet set for re-opening the...
Italian ports closed for migrant ships amid coronavirus
On Tuesday, the Italian ports were closed for migrant ships amid Coronavirus epidemic, the government has ruled.
The decision was taken after a ship operated...
Britain’s report on Muslim Brotherhood contradicts U.S. views on group
The British government has issued a blistering report on the secretive Muslim Brotherhood, with findings that contradict some favorable U.S. views — including the...
Extended state of emergency amid Coronavirus crisis in Palestine
In response to the Coronavirus crisis, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has extended to June 5 a state of emergency declared in areas under his...
Heartbreaking tales of missing pilgrims compound tragedy
Three days after the tragic stampede in Mina during this year’s Haj, the whereabouts of dozens of pilgrims, both from the Kingdom and from...
Yemen truce fragile as rebels threaten Saudi Arabia
A collapsing ceasefire between Yemen's warring parties was to be extended Monday night, as fighting persisted in the north and the rebels vowed more...
In taking economic war to Islamic State, U.S. developing new tools
Since last month, U.S. warplanes have struck Islamic State's oil infrastructure in Syria in a stepped-up campaign of economic warfare that the United States...
