Saudi may start privatising postal system by start of 2017
Saudi Arabia is likely to start privatising its postal system by early next year, telecommunications minister Mohammed al-Suwaiyal said on Thursday, in a test...
49,000 children dying of malnutrition linked to Boko Haram
The U.N. children's agency warns that some 49,000 children will die of malnutrition in areas once cut off by northeastern Nigeria's Islamic extremist uprising...
Makkah accident dead laid to rest
The morgue in Mina has begun releasing the bodies of the victims of Friday’s crane crash tragedy, with those conclusively identified by their relatives...
Qatari exec meets investigators in FIFA bribery case
BERN, Switzerland (AP) — Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi, a Qatari soccer and television executive, was questioned Wednesday by Swiss investigators who say he...
Queen Elizabeth has lived through 115 different Arab Leaders
LONDON: Queen Elizabeth II has officially marked 63 years and 217 days of rule, breaking the record as the longest-serving British monarch on Wednesday....
Mummified body found in Iran could be father of last shah
The discovery in Iran of a mummified body near the site of a former royal mausoleum has raised speculation it could be the remains...
Saudi to showcase arts in reform drive
Saudi Arabia plans to develop its arts and media industry to counter negative "stereotypes" of the kingdom, which has no public cinemas or theatres.
The...
Cairo women take to the American football field
It's a sight that few would imagine in Cairo -- an American football field full of Egyptian women.
From humble beginnings in 2016 with only...
Yemen shells wound 2 in Saudi border zone
Shelling from Yemen has wounded two people in southern Saudi Arabia, the kingdom's civil defence agency said late Thursday, in a rare breach of...
Chilean attacked in Poland after being mistaken for Arab
A top Polish human rights official is encouraging people to attend a concert Monday in support of a Chilean pianist who was recently beaten...
