Power of the press
The number of unlicensed electronic newspapers in the Kingdom has increased dramatically. Most do not even follow the basic professional and moral standards of...
Turkey, Russia face conflicts over Syria’s push into Idlib
By ZEYNEP BILGINSOY
ISTANBUL (AP) — Ankara and Moscow are again facing an escalation of violence in Syria's last rebel-held territory, a development that puts...
Arab League to meet over Saudi-Iran tension
Arab foreign ministers will hold an emergency meeting next Sunday in Cairo in response to a Saudi request “to condemn Iran’s violations” of the...
A month on, signal in Beirut rubble raises hope for survivor
BEIRUT (AP) — A pulsing signal was detected Thursday from under the rubble of a Beirut building that collapsed during the horrific port explosion...
Egypt tycoon's party eyes economy with election bid
Fireworks erupt at his rallies, his face is plastered across the streets of his Cairo constituency and children wear T-shirts printed with his image.
Ahmed...
Sudan ditches Iran for Saudi patronage
When Saudi Arabia executed a leading Shi'ite cleric and protesters responded by torching the Saudi embassy in Tehran, Sudan was one of only three...
Greece to turn bootleg booze into Coronavirus antiseptic
In a step to fight the Coronavirus epidemic, Greek authorities plan to turn tonnes of ethanol confiscated from bootleg booze-makers into sanitizer.
Up to 155...
Riyadh, Tehran tone down rhetoric on Haj dead
Both countries’ ministers exchange condolences, agree to repatriate dead pilgrims
Iran and Saudi Arabia sought to tone down a war of words over last week’s...
Saudi-Iranian proxy war over Syria spreads to Davos
Senior Saudi and Iranian figures clashed behind closed doors at a private meeting convened by the World Economic Forum in Davos this week to...
Libya hospital overwhelmed by wounded in anti-ISIS fight
The entrance hall of Misrata's only hospital is crammed with beds reserved for fighters wounded in the battle to oust the Islamic State (ISIS)...
