Muslim-majority countries
US Pentagon Chief Meets Saudi King With Iran In Focus
US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis met Saudi King Salman on Wednesday, beginning a series of talks to reinvigorate the...
Filipino Expats In Gulf Look To Hardman Duterte
With more than a million Filipino workers spread across Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Qatar, it is small wonder that...
Kuwait, Oman Agree To Build Oil Refinery
Oman Oil Company and Kuwait Petroleum International signed Monday an agreement to build a refinery worth around $7...
Sudan and Saudi Arabia Boost Ties With Joint Air Force Drill
President Omar al-Bashir said a joint Saudi-Sudanese air force drill that ended Sunday had boosted relations between...
Syrian Refugees Settle In Egypt, Give Up On West
After fleeing to Egypt from the war devastating their country, more Syrians are abandoning migration to the West...
Kuwait Signs New Energy Supply Deal With Egypt
Kuwait said on Wednesday it has signed a new a multi-billion-dollar deal to supply Egypt with crude oil and petroleum...
Britain’s May Heads To Saudi Seeking Deals
British Prime Minister Theresa May heads to Saudi Arabia on Tuesday hoping to tap the oil-rich kingdom's "immense...
Britain’s May Begins Mideast Trip Focused On Security, Trade
British Prime Minister Theresa May landed in Amman on Monday for a three-day trip to Jordan and Saudi Arabia focused on...
Doha Meeting Pledges More Than $260 Mln In Syrian Aid
More than $260 million has been pledged in humanitarian aid for Syria following a meeting in Doha on Sunday involving...
Critics of Islands Accord Suffer Blow In Egypt Court
An Egyptian court ruled Sunday that a judicial decision to block the transfer of two Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia...
Egypt Court Voids Ruling Halting Transfer of Islands To Saudi Arabia
An Egyptian court has annulled an earlier ruling that blocked the transfer of sovereignty of two islands to Saudi...
Finland Allocates $20 Million To Famine-Hit African Countries
The Finnish government has allocated over EUR 18 million (over $20 million) to five famine-hit African countries at...
Rebel Court Sentences Yemen President To Death
A rebel court in Yemen's insurgent-held capital has sentenced President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi to death for high...
One In Five Arab Mediterranean Youths Hopes To Emigrate
One in five youths in several North African countries and Lebanon would like to emigrate in search of better prospects,...
Amnesty Condemns US, UK Over Yemen Arms
Amnesty International on Thursday condemned the United States and Britain for transferring arms to Saudi Arabia to use...
Saudi-Led Coalition Calls For UN To Supervise Yemen Port
The Arab coalition battling rebels in Yemen called Sunday for Hodeida port to be placed under UN supervision, after...
Somalia Wants Saudi Probe of Refugee Boat Attack
Somalia has called on the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen to investigate an incident in which dozens of Somali...
Avoiding Risky Sea Journey, Syrian Refugees Head To Italy ‘pronto’
Just before midnight in a sleepy district of Beirut, dozens of Syrian refugees huddle in small groups around bulging...
UN Praises Iran’s ‘exemplary’ Refugee Efforts
While Iranians would bear the brunt of Donald Trump's visa ban, which has been blocked on the orders of a US court,...