Deadly bus attack kills 18 Syrian soldiers in Damascus countryside
.One of the deadliest attacks in months against Syrian government troops not on an active front line .Bus attacks in particular have been…
Category: Middle East
Saudi Heritage Commission registers 101 new historical sites
.Commission calls on the public to help register the Kingdom’s archeological and historical sites in the National Antiquities Register The Kingdom’s Heritage Commission…
Who’s Who: Mona Alsemayen, country head for Saudi Arabia at Amazon Payment Services
Mona Alsemayen is the country head, strategy and growth for Saudi Arabia at Amazon Payment Services, an industry leader in digital payments that…
WHO chief, Saudi health minister discuss Kingdom’s future role in agency’s programs
Saudi Health Minister Fahad Al-Jalajel recently met with the director general of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, in Cairo. The meeting…
Saudi defense minister holds discussions with British, Yemeni counterparts
Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman discussed defense cooperation with his British and Yemeni counterparts on Wednesday. Prince Khalid met Yemen’s Minister…
Saudi Arabia’s FM says efforts to extend Yemen truce ‘still in place’
.The UN is pushing for the extension and expansion of the truce, which expired on Oct. 2 after being rolled over twice Saudi…
Palestinians strike over Israeli manhunt in Jerusalem camp
.Businesses were shuttered in the Old City and along the main commercial street of the city’s eastern sector .The strike follows the killing…
Lebanon to start returning Syrian refugees, despite rights groups’ fears
.Syrian refugees in Lebanon will start being returned at the end of next week .Lebanon hosts the highest number of refugees per capita…
OPEC+ decision to cut oil output was purely economic, Saudi minister says
.Saudi FM said the decision was unanimous and member states “seek market stability and to achieve the interests of producers and consumers” .“We…