MENA News Iran says death toll doubled to 464 in Hajj stampede Yomna Yasser Oct 1, 2015 0 Iran says Thursday number of its citizens who died in the Hajj stampeded in Saudi Arabia last week has reached 464…
MENA News As insults fly, Iran-Saudi haj row aggravates regional rifts aya salah Sep 29, 2015 0 For regional adversaries at loggerheads over the crises in Iraq, Syria and Yemen, the disaster at the haj is…
MENA News Egypt, Iran, Pakistan identify more victims from hajj crush Yomna Yasser Sep 28, 2015 0 Iran, Egypt and Pakistan said Sunday they had identified dozens more bodies from a crush of Muslim pilgrims three…
MENA News Saudi Arabia says 100,000 troops to secure this year’s hajj aya salah Sep 20, 2015 0 Saudi Arabia has deployed 100,000 security personnel to oversee the annual Islamic hajj pilgrimage that begins on…
MENA News Saudi king seeks ‘urgent’ UN action on Al-Aqsa aya salah Sep 17, 2015 0 Saudi King Salman has appealed to UN chief Ban Ki-moon and members of the Security Council for "urgent measures"…
MENA News Saudi king sanctions Binladin Group after deadly crane collapse aya salah Sep 16, 2015 0 Saudi Arabia's King Salman sanctioned the powerful Saudi Binladin Group Tuesday over the collapse of a…
MENA News Saudi Arabia blames winds for deadly crane collapse, opens investigation Yomna Yasser Sep 12, 2015 0 Saudi Arabia said Saturday stormy winds knocked over the crane which collapsed onto one of Islam's holiest shrines…
MENA News Crane collapse kills 107 at Mecca’s Grand Mosque ahead of Hajj aya salah Sep 12, 2015 0 A massive construction crane crashed into Mecca's Grand Mosque in stormy weather on Friday, killing at least 107…
Egypt News Saudi king Salman to visit Egypt: Foreign minister aya salah Sep 10, 2015 0 Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said Cairo and Riyadh are preparing for a visit by Saudi Arabia's king…
Industry & Trade ACWA Power seeks $150m-loan to finance new energy projects Noha Gad Sep 8, 2015 0 Saudi Arabia-based ACWA Power targets negotiating over US$150 million loan to fund two projects to generate power…