Riyadh’s Ritz ‘luxury prison’ reopens after graft crackdown
Riyadh's Ritz-Carlton welcomed back guests with Arabic coffee and dates Sunday, as it reopened for business more than three months after becoming a gilded...
Israeli police say Palestinian has stabbed Israeli to death
JERUSALEM (AP) — A Palestinian who entered Israel from the occupied West Bank on a work permit stabbed an Israeli to death on Wednesday...
Iranian judge in Romania committed suicide, prosecutors say
BUCHAREST, Sept 4 (Reuters) - A fugitive Iranian judge whose corpse was found in a Bucharest hotel in June had committed suicide by jumping...
Saudi Housing Ministry imposes annual tax on undeveloped land
Saudi Arabia has imposed an annual tax on undeveloped urban land, the Housing Ministry said on Sunday, finalising the rules for a system intended...
Saudi intelligence compound attacked with firebombs
Masked men threw firebombs at an intelligence service compound in the city of Qatif in eastern Saudi Arabia, activists said on Monday, in an...
Cigarettes off Saudi shelves amid price rise speculation
Cigarettes had disappeared from the shelves in some Saudi cities on Sunday amid speculation on social media that the government was about to raise...
Despite sexual abuse allegations, the Israeli Opera will host Placido Domingo in Tel Aviv
The Israeli Opera will host a week-long singing competition organized by Spanish opera star Placido Domingo in Tel Aviv later this year, Despite objections...
Turkey hands bid plans for Euro 2024 to UEFA
Turkey has given UEFA its hosting plan for the 2024 European Championship, citing "unprecedented state support" to help beat Germany to stage the 24-team...
Ban virginity tests – Afghanistan rights panel
KABUL (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Afghanistan's human rights panel on Thursday backed an "unconditional ban" on virginity tests, saying they violate rights, lack scientific...
Street dogs of Egypt are finding popular acceptance
Stray dogs roam in almost every Cairo neighborhood — lurking in construction sites, scavenging through trash and howling nightly atop parked cars.
The government says...
