Saudi stops 31 African refugees in Red Sea
Saudi maritime patrols have intercepted 31 illegal migrants, mostly from Sudan, trying to reach the kingdom by sea, official media said on Tuesday, the...
“The Unknown Soldier” Iraqi architect died of COVID-19
The 93-year-old architect and photographer, Rifat Chadirji, also known as the father of modern Iraqi architecture, died late Friday in the United Kingdom of...
Jordan queen calls for 'legal' refugee path to Europe
Jordan's Queen Rania on Monday called for "legal" paths into Europe for refugees, criticising the EU's controversial deal with Turkey which she said endangers...
Heather Watson retires from match at tournament in Istanbul
ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) — Heather Watson retired from her match in the first round of the Istanbul Tennis Championship on Tuesday in the WTA...
Saudi King Abdul Aziz Centre looks to counter extremism
Two Saudi boys, one Sunni, another Shiite, push their desks together and sit side-by-side smiling in a classroom.
Then teachers tell the boys their opposing...
Saudi court quashes death sentence for Palestinian poet
A Saudi court has commuted the death sentence against a Palestinian poet convicted of apostasy, to eight years' jail and 800 lashes, his lawyer...
Religious police berate gloveless woman
A video of a Saudi religious policeman shouting at a veiled woman and barring her from entering a shop for not wearing gloves has...
Berlin film draws attentions to immigrants’ crisis
Films at this week's Berlinale have launched searing criticisms of capitalism and global inequality.
In "Los Lobos", a young, recently widowed Mexican nurse sets off...
Saudi Arabia says shot down missile fired from Yemen
Saudi Arabia says it has shot down a missile fired into the kingdom from nearby Yemen, which is engulfed in a civil war.
The Saudi...
Into the gym: first Saudi female head of sports should get women exercising
By Heba Kanso
BEIRUT, Oct 20 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Saudi Arabia's appointment of its first female head of sports should attract more women into...
