Tobacco firms challenge UK plain-packaging proposal
Four tobacco giants on Thursday launched a High Court legal challenge against a British law banning the use of logos or branding on packets...
92% of Saudis reject Daesh – Think tank
JEDDAH/ABHA: A whopping 92 percent of Saudis reject the Daesh terrorist group according to new research conducted by an American think tank.
The study was...
Helping the pilgrims
A group of trained scouts help a pilgrim in Madinah on Sunday. Some 4,500 scouts are scheduled to participate in public service camps in...
Saudi women take victory laps as driving ban ends
Women in Saudi Arabia took to the roads early on Sunday, ushering in the end of the world's last ban on female drivers, long...
Israel razing Palestinian buildings at 'alarming' rate: UN
Israel is razing Palestinian homes and other buildings constructed with international aid at an "alarming" rate, the UN says, with more demolitions so far...
Saudi religious police arrested after online furore
Members of Saudi Arabia's religious police have been arrested for allegedly brutalising a young woman outside a Riyadh shopping mall, local media reported on...
Israel puts Australia paedophile suspect under house arrest
A Jerusalem court on Wednesday ordered house arrest for an Israeli woman sought by Australia over accusations of sexually abusing schoolgirls under her...
Saudi Arabia to host first Arab Fashion Week
Saudi Arabia is set to host in March its first ever Arab Fashion Week, the Arab Fashion Council announced Monday, overturning decades of draconian...
Study: Pollution kills 9 million a year, costs $4.6 trillion
NEW DELHI (AP) —
Environmental pollution — from filthy air to contaminated water — is killing more people every year than all war and violence...
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...
