Saudis brace for chillier
tone from Biden
Saudi Arabia counted on Trump’s unwavering support, but President-elect Biden criticises its 'dangerous blank check'
Saudis brace for chillier
Mother-of-five steers
new course as taxi driver
For Jibba, the first woman taxi driver in the Islamist-run Gaza, taking the road less travelled has become a way of life
Saudi takes aim at Muslim Brotherhood
It comes as Riyadh prepares to deal with what is likely to be a less friendly US administration under Joe Biden
Iraq-Saudi Arabia border
crossing opens for trade
Arar has been closed since 1990 after the two countries cut ties following Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait
Abu Dhabi's Etihad to start direct flights to Israel
Flight will start March 28 and will be timed to connect with Etihad services to and from China, Thailand, India and Australia
At least 74 drown in wreck off Libya: IOM
Fishermen and the Libyan coast guard rescued 47 people and recovered 31 bodies, including the remains of at least one child
4 injured in Saudi blast
The incident took place at a non-Muslim cemetery in Jeddah, a Greek official says
Iran FM calls on neighbours to cooperate
It follows Trump's defeat in the US presidential election
UAE cancels lenient 'honour killing' penalties
It is amending inheritance laws for residents as part of a reform of personal and family laws
Quake death toll hits 100 in Turkey
The quake injured 994 people in Izmir, the Disaster and Emergency Management Authority said
Turkey quake death toll hits 81
Rescue efforts continued in eight buildings in western Turkish city of Izmir on Monday, authorities said
A cafe in Yemen run by women, for women
Um Feras founded her own cafe and hopes to change attitudes about women-led businesses in Yemen
Saudi to abolish
kafala system
It plans to replace the foreign worker sponsorship system with a new form of contract between employers and employees
Saddam Hussein's top
aide reported dead
Douri, who had eluded capture for 17 years, was Hussein’s right-hand man in a government that dealt brutally with Iraqi civilians and unleashed catastrophic regional war...
Lebanon’s ills are laid bare in Beirut port
Nearly three months on from the blast, Lebanese people are still waiting for the results of an investigation their leaders promised would reveal the truth within days
Iran logs virus death
every five minutes
Hospitals in many provinces are running out of capacity to handle COVID-19 cases, health authorities say
A #MeToo awakening stirs in Iran
Thirteen different women have related accusations of sexual misconduct by Aghdashloo while the artist strenuously denied wrongdoing.
Khashoggi’s fiancée sues Saudi crown prince
Hatice Cengiz and a human rights group the slain Saudi journalist founded filed a lawsuit in a US court
Festival cancels Abu Dhabi event
An employee of the Hay Festival in Abu Dhabi says she was accosted by the tolerance minister of the UAE earlier this year
Death and despair in Nagorno-Karabakh
Journalists find civilians huddling in basements as a three-week-old conflict hints of a long and punishing fight
Saudi Arabia allows prayers in Al-Haram Mosque
The kingdom reopens the religious site after a seven-month pause due to the coronavirus pandemic
