As Coronavirus deaths rise in Iran, Iraq and Kuwait are on alert
Iraqi and Kuwaiti authorities were on high alert Friday after the death toll from the new Coronavirus has hit four.
Iran's health ministry Friday reported...
Curtailed hajj compounds Saudi economic woes
Riyadh (AFP) - Vacant religious sites. Abandoned pilgrim tents. Lifeless hotels. A stunning emptiness -- and fears of economic ruin -- haunt the usually...
World considers a Trump presidency, and many shudder
Following Donald Trump's breathtaking string of Super Tuesday victories, politicians, editorial writers and ordinary people worldwide were coming to grips Wednesday with the growing...
King Salman’s Washington visit: What are the regional implications?
Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz will meet with President Barack Obama at the White House to discuss regional security, including the Joint Comprehensive Plan...
Libya’s women footballers struggle on and off pitch
Libya's national women's football team is not only struggling on the pitch but also battling a conservative society that frowns on women playing sports...
Over 1,600 arrest in Jordan for breaking virus curfew
A security official stated on Tuesday that more than 1,600 people have been arrested in Jordan in three days for violating a curfew aimed...
How Saudi Arabia plans to shake up its economy
In late February, several hundred Saudi officials, company executives and foreign consultants gathered in a luxury Riyadh hotel to discuss how Saudi Arabia's economy...
In conflict with Iran, Riyadh has no regrets
The diplomatic rupture with Iran triggered by the execution of a Shi'ite cleric was probably a side effect of a decision taken by Saudi...
Dubai World Cup horse race ‘without paid spectators’
Dubai Racing Club said in a statement that the Dubai World Cup horse race meeting will go ahead on March 28 "without paid hospitality...
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...
