Saudi Arabia ‘regrets’ EU money-laundering blacklist proposal
AFP | Saudi Arabia expressed "regret" over EU proposals to add the country to its money-laundering blacklist of governments that do too little to thwart...
OPEC oil production falls as Saudi Arabia slashes output
AFP | Global oil cartel OPEC said Tuesday it sharply reduced crude oil production last month, after heavyweight Saudia Arabia slashed output and exports fell...
Saudis don’t know where Khashoggi’s body is: official
AFP | Riyadh does not know the location of dissident Jamal Khashoggi´s body, despite having detained the Saudi team that murdered him, a high-ranking foreign...
Khashoggi murder ‘planned and perpetrated’ by Saudi officials: UN expert
AFP | A UN rapporteur probing the murder in Turkey of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi said Thursday the killing was "planned and perpetrated" by Saudi...
US pressed on Khashoggi amid report Saudi prince threatened ‘bullet’
AFP | US lawmakers threatened Thursday to take tougher action against Saudi Arabia over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi amid a new revelation that...
Netanyahu-Modi duo: A lethal combination
Abdul Rasool Syed | Modi’s visit to Israel on 4th July 2017 hit the headlines of national and international newspapers. It was the historic step...
Pope Francis holds historic public mass in UAE
AFP | Pope Francis held a historic public mass for an estimated 170,000 Catholics at a stadium in the capital of the United Arab Emirates...
Papal visit boosts UAE effort to redefine concepts of tolerance – Dr. James M Dorsey
Dr. James M Dorsey | The United Arab Emirates is projecting itself as a leader of the inter-communal and inter-faith harmony with the first-ever visit by...
Catholic migrants in the UAE abuzz ahead of pope’s visit
AFP | Like millions of his compatriots, Filipino migrant Ray Erwin adores Pope Francis. This weekend, he is counting down the hours to a historic...
After joining IS aged 15, German woman asks to go home
AFP | Four years after leaving Germany to live under the Islamic State group, 19-year-old Leonora has fled the jihadists' last bastion in eastern Syria...
Yemen’s abandoned churches, remnants of a fading past
AFP | Vandalised, caught in the crossfire, burnt to the ground: Yemen's churches, once filled by small but diverse Christian communities, are now abandoned after...
A struggle for rule of law: Detained Bahraini footballer catapults Thailand to centre stage – James M. Dorsey
Dr. James M. Dorsey | Mounting pressure on Thailand to release from detention soccer player Hakeem al-Araibi has not only refocussed international attention on alleged...