British people 'ignorant of Saudi human rights successes', says minister
A British government minister has urged Saudi Arabia to do a “better job” of trumpeting its human rights successes during an official visit to...
On Saudi-Iran rift, Gulf Arab states tread with caution
Gulf Arab states rallied dutifully behind Saudi Arabia when it cut relations with Iran last week, recalling their ambassadors and cancelling flights to Tehran...
Aurat March in Pakistan gets green light
Aurat March, the country’s wide event, using the Urdu word for women, has been attended by tens of thousands over the last two years...
Warnings of a new spike in infections in Iran
The COVID-19 respiratory disease has killed 6,640 people in Iran since the first two fatalities were reported in the city of Qom on February...
A multi-car crash kills at least 15 amid curfew in Egypt
Authorities and state media reported late Wednesday that a trailer-truck smashed into multiple cars stopped on a freeway, killing 15 people and injuring a...
Victory proves elusive in Saudi king's Yemen war
In Yemen's humid southern port of Aden, Saudi Arabian soldiers in armoured cars patrol streets where jihadists lurk. In Marib, east of the capital...
Russia and Turkey trade accusations over Syria
Russia said on Thursday it suspected Turkey was preparing a military incursion into Syria, as a Syrian army source said Aleppo would soon be...
Solar plane's arrival highlights UAE's clean-energy push
The United Arab Emirates might not seem like an obvious spot to begin and end a globe-spanning flight promoting renewable energy.
It is OPEC's fourth...
Inside Assad's Syria
For the past month, Russian bombs over Syria have further complicated the civil war, a conflict that has been tearing the country apart for...
Britain's Saudi policy risks ethical and practical failure
The Government should clarify its muddled approach to a country that has been an important British ally despite its domestic record.
When the late Robin...
