Washington Post reporter jailed in Iran
A US journalist who was imprisoned in Iran for 18 months filed suit Monday against the Tehran government, claiming his detention was aimed at “extorting…
Man sex attacked 9-year-old girl in Dubai
A barber has denied sexually assaulting a young girl more than once, using cats to lure her into a quiet location. Prosecutors said the Pakistani…
Saudi Arabia responds to US 9/11 bill veto
In the immortal words of Queen Victoria, Saudi Arabia “is not amused.” With the first 9/11 lawsuit already winging its way to The Kingdom following…
Suicide attackes kill 16 in Baghdad
Militants on Monday unleashed a series of attacks in Shiite-majority neighbourhoods in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, killing at least 16 civilians, officials said. The deadliest…
ISIS attack foiled south of Mosul
Iraqi army forces on Monday thwarted an attack by members of the Daesh terrorist group in the recently-recaptured Qayyarah district south of the Daesh-held city…
20 killed, 47 wounded in a suicide attack targeted a Kurdish wedding in Hasakah -Video
A suicide bomber detonated his explosive vest at a Kurdish wedding in northern Hasakah, Syrian Kurdistan (Rojava). According to a Kurdistan24 reporter, at least 20 were…
Two separate attempts to smuggle more than Dh9.5m across Abu Dhabi border
Inspectors from the General Administration of Customs, Abu Dhabi, recently foiled two attempts to smuggle more than 9.7 million Saudi Riyals at Al Ghuwaifat Customs…
Saudi princess Hassa bin Salman leaves France after arrest of bodyguard over beating
The daughter of the Saudi king has left Paris after her bodyguard was accused of beating a painter and decorator for taking photographs inside her…
Qatar closes its bombed health center in Syria
Qatar says it has closed a health center it was running in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo after the facility was struck by bombs…
Saudi Arabia abandons Islamic calendar
Saudi government workers will be paid according to the Gregorian calendar instead of the Islamic Hijri calendar, making the working month longer as part of…