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A branch of the Islamic State group based in Saudi Arabia and known as the Najid Province has claimed the deadly suicide bomb attack on a Shia mosque in Kuwait that killed at least a score of people and wounded Read more
Talks regarding the Iranian nuclear program which started in 2002 could be nearing their end next week but the situation behind the closed doors offers much more of pessimism than optimism as both parties agree that there are still major Read more
Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki has submitted Palestine’s dossier to the International Criminal Court’s Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda accusing Israel of committing war crimes during last year’s war and implementing illegal settlements on Palestinian territory. The move has raised eyebrows Read more
Pentagon rejected claims that it is working with Shi’ite fighters at Iraqi military base where Iraqi fighters are being trained to overcome Sunni Islamic State insurgent group. Accused of backing sectarian fighting, US security officials acknowledged that there are Shi’ite Read more
“‘Go and rectify your sect’” was enough of an insult for Faisal Al Duwaisan to tender his resignation as a Member of Parliament as he deplored that the parliament is unwilling to apply the bylaws of the parliament in such a Read more
Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Abdullatif Al Zayani has deplored the failure of the UN-brokered talks held last week in Geneva in a bid to find a peaceful resolution to the Yemeni crisis. The Geneva peace talks Read more
Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir has stressed that the outcome of the recently signed cooperation agreements between Riyadh and Moscow, especially the military agreements, depends on the position of the armed forces of Saudi Arabia and the Read more
Russia and Saudi Arabia have signed six bilateral cooperation agreements covering diverse domains at the international economic forum in St. Petersburg. One of the cooperation agreements deals with a peaceful nuclear program and space exploration. The documents were signed after Read more
Police chief Major-General Tariq al-Hasan has claimed that they have foiled plans to attack Bahrain and Saudi Arabia while claiming that the nature of the bombs and the intelligence they have acquired points at Iran. Curbing violence and insecurity has Read more
A Bahraini court has sentenced Sheikh Ali Salman, secretary general of the al-Wefaq national Islamic movement, to four years imprisonment with charges varying from “incitement to promote change of the political system by force, threats and use of other illegal Read more