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Saudi Arabia says 47 executed on terror charges, including Shi’ite cleric
Saudi Arabia executed 47 people on Saturday for terrorism, including the prominent Shi'ite Muslim cleric Nimr…
Dubai hotel fire investigators probe cause of New Year’s Eve 2016 blaze
Smoke was still rising from a 63-storey luxury hotel in Dubai Friday as authorities worked to determine the cause…
Thousands of homes destroyed in Iraq’s Ramadi
Months of fighting in Ramadi have caused extensive destruction, officials said Wednesday, warning that it was too…
Saudis plan unprecedented subsidy cuts to counter oil price plunge
Confronting a fall in oil prices and mounting regional turmoil, Saudi Arabia reduced energy subsidies and allocated…
Saudi to boost petrol prices by more than 50%
Saudi Arabia said Monday it was raising petrol prices by more than 50 percent for some products from Tuesday as it…
Italy promises support to future Libyan premier
The leader of a proposed new government in conflict-wracked Libya made his first visit to Europe on Monday,…
Iraqi forces just scored a major victory against ISIS
Iraqi forces swept the devastated streets of Ramadi for bombs Monday, after recapturing the city they lost in May…
Saudi Arabia set to announce 2016 budget amid oil plunge
Saudi Arabia, seeking to cope with the lowest oil prices in more than a decade, may announce cuts in capital…
Evacuation of three Syrian towns to go ahead Monday under rare deal
Besieged rebel fighters in a Syrian border town and families trapped in two Shi'ite towns in northern Syria are…
ISIS leader urges uprising in Saudi, attacks in Israel
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the secretive leader of the Islamic State group, called for an uprising in Saudi Arabia and…