Jordan's prime minister says the Arab Spring has forced governments in the region to allow more freedom of expression and of the press.
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki said on Monday that he will overhaul the country's security strategy and personnel, as a wave of unrest killed more than 300 people so far this month.
Armed men on Monday attacked Mellitah gas complex in western Libya, wounding a soldier and a leader of the brigade which guards the complex, the official Lana news agency reported.
Tunisia's Prime Minister Ali Larayedh vowed firm action against Ansar Al-Sharia, in remarks published Monday, after bloody clashes between police and members of the radical group.
Health Ministry officials in Jeddah dismissed as “false” reports that said a woman died at a local hospital after she was infected with the coronavirus.
WHAT can we do? I am personally in a dilemma regarding the decisions of officials who seek to cover up their substandard performances at the expense of our comfort, convenience and circumstances.
A MONTH has passed since the Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) issued its provocative decision preventing free roaming on mobile calls.
At least eight people were killed Monday in twin car blasts outside a court building in the southern Russian city of Makhachkala in the restless region of Dagestan, Russian news agencies reported.
A proposal to introduce more courses in English and other foreign languages at French universities is set to be debated in parliament from Wednesday amid concerns it will undermine the country's
South Sudan's military spokesman says 24 people were killed and dozens wounded during a battle between government troops and rebels who had overrun a town.
A plane flying from Zurich to Philadelphia made an emergency stop Monday at Paris's Charles de Gaulle airport after four crew members fell sick, an airport official said.
The US Geological Survey says a magnitude-6.5 earthquake has struck off the coast of Chile.
Indian police reported Monday that eight villagers, including three children, died.
North Korea fired a sixth short-range missile into the Sea of Japan on Monday, defying warnings from UN chief Ban Ki-moon and South Korea after a flurry of similar tests at the weekend.
The General Administration of Drugs Control (GADC) has foiled the smuggling of more than 6 million narcotic pills into
I am writing with regard to the article “The two-state solution is not dead” by Uri Avnery (May 11). When trying to answer the question of a one-state or two-state solution to the problems faced by
Indian Premier League 2013, whose games are watched by millions of cricket fans in India and around the world, is now in the news for all the wrong reasons.
With regard to the report “More investment in health sector needed”(May 19), I would like to point out that doctors in private hospitals give unnecessary medicines to company patients.
About 30 Lebanese Hezbollah fighters and 20 Syrian soldiers and militiamen loyal to President Bashar Al-Assad have been killed in the fiercest fighting this year in the rebel stronghold of Qusayr,
Kuwait has deported hundreds of expats for traffic offenses in the past month, a report said on Sunday.
Saudi authorities beheaded on Monday a Syrian man after convicting him of drug trafficking, the interior ministry said.
As temperatures across Jeddah continue to soar, laborers working at construction sites are complaining of difficult
The decision by an employee of Saudi Arabian Airlines to cancel a boarding pass issued to a passenger who was to fly to Dubai to sign important contracts reportedly cost his company millions of
A string of car bombs and shootings tore through Shiite and Sunni areas of Iraq on Monday, killing at least 57 people and escalating fears of a return to widespread sectarian bloodletting, officials
Dozens of Egyptian military and police armored vehicles crossed into Sinai on Monday, beefing up the security presence
Three people have been killed and about 40 wounded in two days of fighting in Lebanon's northern city of Tripoli, security sources said on Monday, as sectarian violence spilled over from the civil
Iran says it has started mass producing a new sophisticated air defense missile system capable of engaging low-altitude aircraft.
Secretary of State John Kerry is heading back to the Middle East this week to press his case for peace talks between Syrian rebels and President Bashar Assad's regime amid increasing signs the new
An apparent US drone strike killed two suspected Al-Qaeda militants in central Yemen on Monday, a local official said.
Arsenal qualified for the Champions League for the 16th straight season after edging Tottenham for fourth place in the
After all these years, Rafael Nadal still knows how to dominate Roger Federer.
Stuart Broad bowled England to victory in the first Test as New Zealand suffered a dramatic fourth-day collapse at
Oxbow won the 138th Preakness Stakes Saturday as heavily favored Kentucky Derby winner Orb finished fourth — his bid
Playing catch-up for three quarters, the Alaska Aces suddenly exploded when it mattered most in the final quarter to
Brandon McCarthy pitched a three-hitter for his first win since being struck in the head by a line drive last season,
Logan Couture scored early in overtime to help the San Jose Sharks to a 2-1 victory over the Stanley Cup champion Los
Kuwait's vital oil sector has undergone a major reshuffle, with new executives appointed for the subsidiaries of Kuwait Petroleum Corp, after a new KPC chief was named, the national oil firm said
Asia's mobile revolution is set to transform the region's financial services industry, offering a cheap way for millions of migrant workers to send money home to their families, a report said on
The Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI) was host to a high-level business delegation from the Czech
The prevailing movement that is becoming popular in Saudi Arabia, labeled ‘Consumerization of IT’ or Bring Your Own
There are 1.8 million small and medium businesses in the Kingdom yet only 71% of which are actually operating.
The 3rd Saudi International Real Estate Conference (SAIREC) opened Sunday.
Using art as a means of addressing social concerns, the young artists of Saudi Arabia have helped play a large part in
Google staged four discussions expounding on the finer points of its "Glass" wearable computer during last week's developer conference.
Mirjana Filipovic is still haunted by the land mine blast that killed her boyfriend and blew off her left leg while on fishing trip nearly a decade ago. It happened in a field that was supposedly
What do you fear most?
A Chinese man who was abducted as a child about 23 years ago said he was able to find his family with the help of Google Maps, upi.com reported.