The US Ambassador to Yemen, Christopher Henzel, made a "surprise" visit to the eastern governorate of Al-Mahra, arriving in the provincial capital of Ghaydah on Monday. According to Al-Mahra Online, the diplomat held a series of meetings with...

US Presidential adviser Jared Kushner arrived in the Gulf on Monday in an effort to end the Saudi-led blockade of Qatar, Al Jazeera reported. Kushner is hoping to pull off a...

The Governor of Iraq's Najaf governorate, Luay Al-Yassiry, yesterday announced the launching of a road project linking the governorate with Saudi Arabia. Al-Yasiri said in a statement that the...

The current crisis between Qatar and the Gulf states could end "within 24 hours", Saudi Arabia's permanent representative to the United Nations, Abdullah Bin Yahya Al-Mouallimi, said yesterday. "If...

The conflict in Yemen has claimed 233,000 lives over the last six years, Anadolu reported the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) saying yesterday. In a report about...

Jordanian King Abdullah II affirmed the centrality of the Palestinian cause and the importance of continuing to strive towards achieving a just and comprehensive peace accepted by the peoples,...

Saudi Arabia's minister of state for foreign affairs on Tuesday criticised Iran's foreign minister for implicating Riyadh in the killing of prominent Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh. "Iranian Foreign...

The United Arab Emirates came out of OPEC heavyweight Saudi Arabia's shadow this week by demanding better adherence with oil supply cuts, effectively delaying the latest strategy decision by...

The Chief of Staff of the Iraqi Army, First Lieutenant General Abdul Amir Rashid Yarallah, yesterday met with the Saudi military attaché in Iraq and discussed prospects for military...

The Court of First Instance in Dubai has found the Saudi Minister of Labour, Ahmed Al-Rajhi, guilty of fraud issuing him a $450 million fine in the case filed...

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has given permission for Israeli commercial flights to use its airspace en route to the UAE, Ynet News reported on Monday. "Israel's first commercial...

Yemen's Houthi-led government has agreed to allow a UN mission to inspect and repair an abandoned, decaying oil tanker said to be holding 1.1 million barrels of oil over fears...

The International Union of Muslim Scholars (IUMS) on Saturday condemned a Saudi fatwa that defamed the Muslim Brotherhood, describing the group as a "stray and terrorist" organisation, Quds Press reported. In a statement...

Yemen's Houthi rebel group has claimed the killing of eight Saudi soldiers in eastern Yemen, Anadolu reports. "The missile force managed, on Saturday evening, to target...

White House senior adviser Jared Kushner and his team are headed to Saudi Arabia and Qatar this week for talks in a region simmering with tension after the killing...

Yemen's Houthis accused the Saudi-led Arab coalition on Sunday of targeting areas under their control in capital Sana'a, Anadolu Agency reports. The coalition launched two airstrikes near the Sana'a International Airport, the...

The US Department of State expressed concerns about the transfer of Saudi activists Loujain Al-Hathloul and Samar Badawi to a Saudi terrorism court, amid a wave of criticism among...

The Palestinian Ministry of Agriculture in Gaza announced on Thursday that it will be importing Palestinian olive oil for the first time from the besieged enclave, to Saudi Arabia...

Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Friday said he held a meeting with his Saudi counterpart to discuss bilateral relations and regional issues, Anadolu Agency reports. Cavusoglu said in a...

The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan has affirmed its custodianship of Al-Aqsa Mosque following concerns that the fate of Jerusalem's Islamic sacred sites could be up for grabs in any...

Turkey and Qatar signed ten new deals yesterday during a joint meeting at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, furthering cooperation and investment between the two allies. In the closed-door...

Saudi authorities announced yesterday the arrest of 226 people involved in 158 cases of corruption including money laundering, bribery and fraud within country's Ministry of Defence totalling some $325...

The authorities in Saudi Arabia have arrested two Uyghur Muslims who face persecution and torture if they are deported to China. Such a move by the Saudis would be...

Official sources have uncovered Emirati pressure on the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Ahmad Al-Tayeb to engage in the Saudi-Emirati campaign against the Muslim Brotherhood (MB). The New Arab quoted...

Traditional Saudi Arabia, represented by King Salman and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, remains committed to the position that the Kingdom has adhered to since the Arab Peace Initiative...

The trial of Saudi women's rights activists Loujain Al-Hathloul, has been moved to a special court that handles terrorism cases. The decision, which represents an escalation of the state's...

Human Rights Watch has called on the Saudi authorities to "clarify immediately" the status of two Chinese Muslims from the Uyghur minority who were apparently "arrested" in the Kingdom...

The Saudi Cabinet on Tuesday urged the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to inspect Iranian nuclear sites, warning that Tehran could be carrying out undeclared nuclear activities, the SPA news agency...

The family of detained Saudi activist Loujain Al-Hathloul have announced that her trial will resume on Wednesday, almost one month after she went on hunger strike. Al-Hathloul's sister Lina...

Oil prices have edged up to hit the highest level since March as encouraging news about a third Covid-19 vaccine created hopes of a swift recovery in fuel demand,...

Saudi Arabia has said that it will make coronavirus vaccines free to residents and hopes to vaccinate up to 70 per cent of its population by the end of...

The UAE Fatwa Council, a state led religious body which critics say is used by the repressive Gulf monarchy to rubber stamp its policies, has declared the Muslim Brotherhood...