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The Egyptian army claimed it neutralized over 100 jihadists in its vast operation in the Sinai seeking to flash out members of the local Islamic State group (IS). Launched early February, the operation led to the killing of approximately 130 Read more
King Salman has signed a decree setting up legal units tasked with investigating corruption-related cases, one month after the end of the anti-corruption purge, which rounded up some 200 people including 11 Princes, top state officials and business big-wigs. The Read more
Guards at the Iranian embassy in the Austrian capital, Vienna, on Sunday shot dead an Austrian national who attempted to attack a guard at the building with a knife. The guard, soldier from Tyrol region of Austria sustained injuries following Read more
Saudi authorities have requested the postponement of the annual Arab summit to next April as the initial date, March 23, coincides with the presidential elections in Egypt. The announcement was made by the Arab League Chief Ahmed Aboul Gheit and Read more
The Iraqi ministry of defense has announced this week acquisition of two South Korea-manufactured warplanes as part of a 2013 deal for the delivery to 24 war jets to the Iraqi government. The two jets arrived in the Martyr Mohammed Read more
An English teacher from Britain working in the United Arab Emirates has been thrown in prison for insulting the Gulf country on social media and was forced to sign false confessions, his mother told the media. Christian Wilke, 39, has Read more
Riyadh has joined in the endorsement of self-style army Commander Khalifa Haftar, according to a rebel leader, aligned with the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA). Hussein Zaait, a leader of Zawiya rebels in the west Tripoli, accused Saudi authorities Read more
For its 2018 ranking of the World Richest Arabs, the US-based Forbes Magazine has not included Saudi billionaires in the wake of the November anti-graft purge, which saw dozens of Saudi business tycoons locked up for several months The 2018 Read more
Saudi Arabia will not bar Qatar from attending the annual summit of the Arab League to take place in the kingdom later this March, despite the eight-month old blockade imposed on the tiny Gulf country by a Saudi-led quartet, heir Read more
Saudi Arabia has tossed Turkey in the ‘triangle of evil’, which includes arch rival Iran and extremist Islamist groups as tensions between the two countries hype over Ankara’s support to Qatar in the diplomatic row opposing the tiny Gulf country Read more