Saudi Arabia plans new sovereign wealth fund
Saudi Arabia plans to create a new sovereign fund to manage part of its oil wealth and diversify its investments, and has asked investment...
Israel signals no opposition to Egypt's return of islands to Saudi Arabia
Israel signalled on Tuesday it did not oppose the return of two Red Sea islands in a strategic strait to Saudi Arabia by Egypt,...
Rohingya trafficking victims endure stress of limbo, stranded in Thailand
The strapping 23-year-old Rohingya Muslim was matter of fact as he described being forced onto a boat in Myanmar for a tortuous two-month-long journey,...
Russia's Lavrov says U.S. must work with Assad to fight Islamic State
Russia's Lavrov says U.S. must work with Assad to fight Islamic State
(Recasts with Lavrov comments) MOSCOW, Aug 9 (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei...
'Bachelor ban': Qatar considers family-only mall days
Qatar's only directly elected body is to vote on introducing family-only days at major shopping malls in a move dubbed a "bachelor ban" that...
Kuwait oil strike enters day 3, some output restored
A strike by oil workers that has slashed Kuwait's output entered its third day on Tuesday but the state oil firm said it had...
Egypt coach expects Salah to play against Russia
Egypt coach Hector Cuper couldn't say for certain whether Mohamed Salah's absence was the thing that cost his team during its 1-0 loss to...
Teenagers spend an average of 9 hours a day with media
Teenagers spend nearly nine hours a day absorbing media and despite all the new options, music and television remain the favorites.
Common Sense Media released...
Vote Registration Turn Out Slows Down
JEDDAH — Despite more than 1,200 polling centers across the Kingdom open and ready to register voters for municipal elections, registration turnout has been...
More than 114,000 flee Yemen war: UN
More than 114,000 people have fled war-torn Yemen, and the figure could reach at least 200,000 by the end of 2016, aid officials said...
