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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,...

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...

Saudi intercepts Scud missile from Yemen

Saudi Arabian air defences on Monday intercepted a Scud missile fired at Khamis Mushait city where a major airbase is located, the coalition fighting...

Two dead in Saudi floods

Two people have been killed by flooding in southwestern Saudi Arabia, state television reported on Thursday. The pair died when three areas in the mountainous...

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...

Eastern Province governor honors Khaled Al-Malik

Eastern Province Gov. Prince Saud bin Naif honored Al-Jazirah Editor in Chief Khaled Al-Malik for winning the 2015 Mediterranean Award for Journalism and Creativity. The...

Syria peace talks in trouble after intense Russian strikes

The UN's special envoy warned all hope to resolve Syria's civil war would be lost if the latest attempt at peace talks failed, after...

Yemen shells kill child and two others in Saudi

Three civilians including a child have been killed by shelling from Yemen in a border region of Saudi Arabia, official media said on Friday. Several...

$7 million worth of fake medicine seized across Asia

Interpol seized counterfeit drugs worth $7 million in September in an operation encompassing 13 Asian countries, the international police organisation said Monday. Medication including antibiotics,...

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...

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