Saudi Arab’s modernization continues: Shops stay open during prayers

AFP | With burger patties sizzling over a hot grill, a Saudi eatery did the unthinkable as a muezzin's call to prayer sent Muslim worshippers...

Big breakthrough: Trump says he is ready to meet Rouhani

AFP | US President Donald Trump said Monday at the G7 summit that he is prepared to meet his Iranian counterpart within weeks in what...

UAE “has the right” to maintain bilateral relations with India: FM Qureshi

News Desk | Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that the UAE or any other country has the right to maintain bilateral relations...

Qatari envoy says aid, contacts helping prevent new Gaza war

AFP | Speaking in an interview, in Gaza City, Mohammed al-Emadi said a new payment of $10 million is expected to be distributed on Sunday...

US think-tank blacklisted by Iran

AFP | Iran has blacklisted US-based think-tank the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and its chief Mark Dubowitz on accusations of being behind "economic...

Iran foreign minister makes sudden appearance at G7 summit

AFP | Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif flew into Biarritz in southwestern France for the G7 summit on Sunday in a surprise attempt...

Quarrelsome woman takes husband to court for being too nice

News Desk | A woman in the United Arab Emirates filed for divorce after she felt that her husband’s love for her was too much...

British intentionally inflicted wound on the region before pullout: Iran

News Desk | Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has said that Iran expects India to adopt a fair policy towards the people of Indian...

India won’t get an inch of Kashmir; Indian forces fail at Kashmir’s Gaza

AFP | Young men sit beside a pile of rocks and a bonfire, protecting the only entrance to a besieged neighborhood they call "Kashmir's Gaza"...

US offers $5 million for information on ISIS leaders

Anadolu | The U.S. State Department announced Wednesday it is offering rewards of up to $5 million for information leading to the capture of three...

Oceans drenched in oil: Iran oil tanker breaks down in the Red Sea

AFP | The HELM suffered a "technical fault" about 120 kilometers (75 miles) north of the Saudi port of Yanbu on Tuesday, the ministry's website...

Sisi’s Dictator-esque Leadership: Fears over Egypt’s Judiciary

AFP | Last month, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, the President of Egypt, installed the heads of the Supreme Constitutional Court, the Court of Cassation and the...