What is changing in Saudi Arabia?

Saudi Prince Mohammed capped his rapid rise to power in June this year by replacing his elder cousin Prince Mohammed bin Nayef,
9 November 2017

Anti-IS forces retake last jihadist bastion

Syrian troops and allied militiamen yesterday expelled Islamic State group fighters from Albu Kamal, the last significant town the
9 November 2017

Nato still short of troops

Nato countries have still not agreed how many extra troops they will send to Afghanistan to boost local forces in their fight against the resurgent Taliban, the alliance's chief admitted yesterday.
9 November 2017

Israel okays 240 settler homes

Israeli authorities yesterday approved building permits for 240 new homes in settlement neighbourhoods in Jerusalem's eastern sector,
9 November 2017

Sisi urges caution in Iran-Saudi crisis

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Wednesday his country does not support a military escalation in regional tensions
9 November 2017

Rouhani warns Riyadh of Tehran's 'might'

President Hassan Rouhani yesterday warned Saudi Arabia that it will achieve nothing by threatening the might of Iran, as a war of
8 November 2017

Syria to join Paris pact, isolating US

Syria told the UN climate talks in Bonn on Tuesday that it would join the Paris Agreement, leaving the United States as the only nation
8 November 2017

US urges Saudis to be fair, open in handling graft prosecutions

The US State Department says it is urging Saudi Arabia to be "fair and transparent" in its handling of any prosecutions stemming from a sweeping corruption probe that has resulted in the arrests of dozens of top Saudi officials.
8 November 2017

Syria war does not end in Deir al-Zor

Syria's army and its allies will keep fighting in Syria after the battle ends in Deir al-Zor province, where Islamic State
7 November 2017

Saudi prince killed in helicopter crash

A Saudi prince was killed on Sunday when a helicopter with several officials on board crashed near the kingdom's
6 November 2017

IS attack killed 75 displaced Syrians

A car bombing by the Islamic State group killed at least 75 displaced people in eastern Syria, a monitor said yesterday,
5 November 2017

IS claims attack on Yemen govt bastion

The Islamic State group claimed a major attack on Yemen's government bastion of Aden yesterday which killed at
5 November 2017

SAUDI ARABIA UNDER KING SALMAN

On January 23, 2015 Salman takes the throne at the age of 79 after the death of Abdullah, aged about 90. He makes
5 November 2017

Saudi king sacks top ministers, boosting crown prince Salman

Saudi King Salman appoints two new ministers to key security and economic posts, removing one of the royal family's most prominent members as head of the National Guard and boosting the kingdom's young crown prince.
5 November 2017

Forces eye very last IS bastion in Syria

Syrian and allied forces yesterday converged on holdout Islamic State group fighters in the Syrian border town of
4 November 2017

Forces eye very last IS bastion in Syria

Syrian and allied forces yesterday converged on holdout Islamic State group fighters in the Syrian border town of
4 November 2017

Lebanon PM quits citing threat to life and Iran

Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri announced his resignation yesterday, citing Iran's "grip" on the country and
4 November 2017

ICC prosecutors seek to open Afghan probe

The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court yesterday said she would seek approval to open a formal
3 November 2017

Iran accuses CIA of spreading fake news

Iran has accused the CIA of spreading "fake news" about the Islamic republic with newly declassified files seized in
3 November 2017

Twin Iraq, Syria attacks as IS loses last city

Syrian troops yesterday retook the last major city where the Islamic State group had a presence as Iraqi forces
3 November 2017