Barack Obama spending final Christmas as president in Hawaii
The president, first lady Michelle Obama and daughters Sasha and Malia are on the island of Oahu.SHAREMr Obama was expected to stay at the rental home...
Expat Fee, Subsidy Cuts: What’s in Saudi Arabia’s Fiscal Balance Plan?
Saudi to introduce an expat fee on workers and their familiesSaudi earmarks 200 billion riyals to stimulate private sectorSaudi Arabia followed a historic budget announcement last week with an 84-page...
Chile earthquake tsunami warning lifted
A tsunami alert issued after a powerful 7.6-magnitude earthquake off the coast of southern Chile has now been lifted.The quake struck at 14:22 GMT on ...
7-year-old girl who swallowed gold necklace saved
A medical team saved the life of seven-year-old girl who swallowed a gold necklace in the city of Al-Taif.King Faisal Hospital doctors pulled out the ...
Egyptian patient dies on Saudi flight
Riyadh: An Egyptian passenger suffering from an incurable chronic disease died on a Saudi Arabian plane.The fifty-three-year-old patient was travelling on a flight from Paris to Jeddah when he pa...
Four Arab nationals arrested for hosting mixed-gender party
Riyadh: A Lebanese expatriate was arrested for hosting a mixed-gender party at a residential complex in Riyadh, reported Okaz.The religious police rep...
Debris from missing Russian military plane found in Black Sea
Moscow: Debris from a Russian military plane carrying 91 people that had disappeared from radars has been found in the Black Sea, local news agencies ...
Saudi Royal Court: Prince Badr bin Salman bin Saud dies
The Saudi Royal Court has announced that Prince Badr bin Salman bin Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud died. The Saudi Press Agency, SPA, quoted the Royal Court's statement as saying, "The funeral prayer will...
Iran ‘can supply gas to Europe via Black Sea’
Iran's gas can be exported to Europe via Georgia and the Black Sea in the near future, according to the head of Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, ...
India to build statue twice the size of the Statue of Liberty
India is to build the world's tallest statue - twice the size of the Statue of Liberty. The proposed 630ft (192 metre) statue of Shivaji, a 16th centu...
Russian military plane missing in Black Sea with up to 100 on board, report says
A defence force Tu-154 aircraft disappeared from radar soon after leaving the resort of Sochi A Russian defence force Tu-154 aircraft carrying around ...
Sri Lanka Claims World's Tallest Artificial Christmas Tree
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka has unveiled a towering Christmas tree, claiming to have surpassed the world record for the tallest artificial Christmas tree...
Wish Barack Obama Dies, First Lady Lives In A Cave With Gorilla: Donald Trump's Ally
A Donald Trump ally has ignited widespread outrage after wishing for US President Barack Obama's death and making racially charged comments about the ...
Obama signs $618bn defence bill
US President Barack Obama has signed into law the USD 618 billion defence budget for 2017, which enhances security cooperation with India and conditio...
Asif Ali Zardari returns to Pakistan
Former president Asif Ali Zardari, who had left the country in mid-2015 soon after accusing the military establishment of overstepping its domain, ret...
Nepal to import additional 240 MW power from India
India has agreed to export to Nepal an additional 240 MW of electricity in a bid to lessen the power shortage of the Himalayan nation. A press release...
Libyan plane hijackers surrender, all passengers freed
All passengers on board an Afriqiyah Airways flight which has been hijacked from Libya and diverted to Malta where it landed earlier today, have been ...
Russia sends battalion of military police in Aleppo
Russia has sent a battalion of military police in Aleppo, after the Syrian regime took full control of the ravaged city. Defence Minister Sergei Shoig...
UNSC passes resolution demanding end to Israeli settlement building on occupied Palestinian territory
The UN Security Council last night passed a resolution demanding Israel to stop building settlements on occupied Palestinian territory. The resolution...
Muslim man found dead after speaking to media in restive Myanmar state
YANGON: The headless body of a Muslim villager has been found days after he spoke to reporters on a rare government-guided media tour of restive north...
Filipinos in Saudi Arabia to have own bank by September 2017
Filipinos working in Saudi Arabia will have their own bank by September next year, according to Finance Secretary Carlos G Dominguez III.State-run Lan...
Saudi Arabia cuts 2016 budget deficit, to boost 2017 spending
Saudi Arabia said on Thursday it had successfully cut into its huge state budget deficit this year and will increase government spending in 2017 to bo...
Storm Barbara to batter Scotland with 90mph winds
Winds are expected to reach up to 90mph in parts of Scotland with Storm Barbara threatening further travel disruption as millions across the UK travel...
Hijackers surrender after releasing passengers from plane
The hijackers of a passenger plane carrying 118 people have been arrested following a stand-off at an airport in Malta.The Afriqiyah Airways aircraft ...
Three Car Bombs Near Mosul Kill and Injure Dozens of People
The Iraqi army announced yesterday that 23 people, including eight policemen, were killed and dozens wounded after three car bombs targeting a popular...
Iraq: Daesh claims 5,000 government troops killed in Mosul
Recent data released by Daesh has shown that the total number of Iraqi Security Forces (ISF), Kurdish Peshmerga and Shia-dominated Popular Mobilisatio...
Iran threatens Bahrain, Yemen with ‘Islamic conquest’ like Aleppo
A senior Iranian military commander has threatened further wars of conquest after describing the recent collapse of the Syrian opposition in Aleppo as...
3 officials sacked following engineer’s murder in Tunisia
Three Tunisian government officials were removed from their positions yesterday in response to the assassination last week of a Tunisian aviation engi...
Vladimir Putin: Don't blame me for Donald Trump's election win
Vladimir Putin has criticised members of the US Democratic party for trying to “blame” Russia for Donald Trump’s election victory.Speaking during his ...
BREAKING NEWS: Italian police gun down fugitive Berlin killer screaming 'Allahu Akbar' after he shoots officer who spotted him in Milan after four days on the run
Berlin truck terrorist Anis Amri has been shot dead after a gunfight with police in Milan in the early hours of this morning, Italian police have said...
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