Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia sentences 13 over plot to attack U.S. soldiers
World
October 22, 2014
Saudi Arabia sentences 13 over plot to attack U.S. soldiers
A Saudi court has sentenced 13 suspected members of an al Qaeda cell - 11 Saudis, a Qatari and an…
Maduro says Venezuela’s 2015 budget to put oil at US$60 dollars
World
October 18, 2014
Maduro says Venezuela’s 2015 budget to put oil at US$60 dollars
Venezuela's 2015 budget will be based on a target oil price of US$60 dollars per barrel, President Nicolas Maduro said…
Dead Egyptian pilgrims reach 16
Egypt
October 2, 2014
Dead Egyptian pilgrims reach 16
The number of deaths among Egyptian pilgrims went up to 16, said Major General Shakir al-Kayal, Assistant Interior Minister for the…
Gunmen wound Saudi policeman in Shia Muslim stronghold: agency
World
October 1, 2014
Gunmen wound Saudi policeman in Shia Muslim stronghold: agency
Gunmen shot and wounded a Saudi policeman in the eastern part of the kingdom, state news agency SPA reported late…
US, Arab allies launch air strikes on IS jihadists in Syria
World
September 23, 2014
US, Arab allies launch air strikes on IS jihadists in Syria
The United States and Arab allies launched strikes from the air and sea against Islamic State militants in Syria on…
Kerry to press Arabs to back campaign against Islamic State
World
September 11, 2014
Kerry to press Arabs to back campaign against Islamic State
US Secretary of State John Kerry will press Arab leaders on Thursday to support President Barack Obama's plans for a…
Saudi Arabia’s clerics condemn IS but preach intolerance
World
September 10, 2014
Saudi Arabia’s clerics condemn IS but preach intolerance
When Saudi Arabia's Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdulaziz Al al-Sheikh described Islamic State and al Qaeda as "kharijites" last month, he…
Saudi jails six for going abroad to fight
World
September 8, 2014
Saudi jails six for going abroad to fight
Saudi Arabia's Specialized Criminal Court jailed six people for up to six years for security offences including traveling abroad to…
Solidarity Ministry warns pilgrims against talking politics
Egypt
September 5, 2014
Solidarity Ministry warns pilgrims against talking politics
The Ministry of Social Solidarity has distributed a handbook to all pilgrim associations that stated the procedures and instructions that…
Report: 187,000 jobs for Egyptians abroad from March to July
Egypt
August 26, 2014
Report: 187,000 jobs for Egyptians abroad from March to July
Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehleb received a report from the Minister of Manpower and Immigration Nahed al-Ashry on jobs that have…