Middle East

Riyadh, Nov 8: Saudi Arabian authorities have made further arrests and frozen more bank accounts in an expanding anti-corruption crackdown on the kingdom's political and business elite, sources familiar with the matter said on Wednesday Dozens of royal family members, officials and business executives have already been held in the purge announced on Saturday. They face allegations of money

Jeddah, Nov 7: Senior officials of Saudi Arabian government have termed the recent missile attack on Riyadh by Houthi rebels as an act of war by Iran, which according to them backs the rebels. “The Kingdom reserves the right to respond in a timely manner to the hostile actions of the Iranian regime,” Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir said. “Iranian interventions in the region are detrimental

Riyadh, Nov 6: An anti-corruption probe that has purged Saudi Arabian royals, ministers and businessmen appeared to be widening on Monday after the founder of one of the kingdom's biggest travel companies was reportedly detained. Shares in Al Tayyar Travel plunged 10 percent in the opening minutes of trade after the company quoted media reports as saying Nasser bin Aqeel al-Tayyar, who is still a

Riyadh, Nov 6: A high ranking Saudi prince and seven others were killed when a helicopter crashed near the southern-border they share with Yemen on Sunday. Prince Mansour bin Moqren, deputy governor of Asir province, was among eight government officials on board the aircraft that crashed in the Air Region, Saudi Arabia. News channel Al-Ekhbariya announced the death but did not release what the

At least 75 people, including women and children, have been killed in a car bomb planted by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group in eastern Syria, according to a monitoring group. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Sunday that more than 140 people were also injured in Sunday's attack in the suburbs of Deir Az Zor. The Observatory said that members of the US

Riyadh, May 5: Saudi Arabia's Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal, a prominent member of the country's royal family and a wealthy investor, has been swept up in connection with a wide-ranging anti-corruption initiative, according to reports. Saudi Arabia's King Salman removed a host of prominent officials in a sweeping crackdown, in which dozens of princes and former ministers were detained. News outlets

Riyadh, May 5: Saudi Arabia on Saturday intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile near Riyadh’s international airport after it was launched from conflict-torn Yemen, in an escalation of the kingdom’s war against Houthi rebels. The missile attack was the first aimed by the Shiite rebels at the heart of the Saudi capital, underscoring the growing threat posed by the raging conflict in Yemen. A

Riyadh, Nov 5: Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman issued a royal order on Saturday sacking Prince Miteb Bin Abdullah as the Minister of National Guard. He has been replaced by Prince Khalid bin Abdulaziz bin Mohammed bin Ayyaf Al-Muqren. In another royal order, the King relieved Minister of Economy and Planning Adel Fakieh of his post. He has been replaced by Mohammed bin Mazyad Al

Riyadh, Nov 5: At least 11 princes, four sitting ministers and ‘tens’ of former ministers have been arrested on orders of the new anti-corruption supreme committee headed by Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman on Saturday evening, according to sources. The committee announced that it is reopening the file of the 2009 Jeddah floods and investigating the coronavirus issue also known as the Middle East

Riyadh, Nov 4: The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has called on Britain and other countries to fully recognize Palestine as an independent state. The statement was issued to mark the OIC’s displeasure at the British government’s intention to organize a celebration to mark Thursday’s centenary of the Balfour Declaration, which laid the foundations for the state of Israel on Palestinian