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Four killed as blast targets Shia mosque in Saudi Arabia

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia: In another suicide attack which targeted a Shia mosque in Sunni-dominated Saudi Arabia during Friday prayers, at least four persons lost...

Blast rips though Shia mosque in eastern Saudi Arabia, 30 killed

  RIYADH, Saudi Arabia: A suicide blast ripped through a Shia mosque in the eastern region of sunni-majority Saudi Arabia on Friday, killing at least...

Iran not to allow any inspections of its military sites: Khamenei

TEHRAN, Iran: The Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has said that his country will not allow foreigners to carry out inspections of its...

North Korea cancels visit by UN Chief, Ban terms it regrettable

SEOUL, South Korea: A day before the United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon was to visit North Korea, Pyongyang withdrew the invitation it had...

11 Afghan policemen awarded one-year imprisonment

KABUL, Afghanistan: Eleven Afghan policemen including senior officers were awarded one-year imprisonment by a court for failing to protect a woman who was burnt...

Egypt’s Morsi awarded death penalty over 2011 jail breaks

CAIRO, Egypt: The former Egyptian president Muhammad Morsi has been sentenced to death by an Egyptian court in a case of related to Jail...

Nepal again jolted by 7.4 magnitude earthquake, 42 killed

KATHMANDU, Nepal: Another earthquake measuring 7.4 on the Richter scale struck Nepal on Tuesday, killing at least 42 persons and injuring more than 11,00...

Polling underway in UK general elections

LONDON: The UK general elections are underway on Thursday through which new 650-member House of Commons will be elected for the next five years. It...

UK general elections to be held on Thursday

LONDON: The people of the United Kingdom will vote on Thursday to elect members of the country’s 56th Parliament; however, it is expected that...

Muhammad bin Nayef named as new Saudi crown prince, Adel al-Jubeir as FM

RIYADH, Saudi Arab: The Saudi Arabia's ambassador to the United States Adel al-Jubeir has been appointed as the Kingdom’s new foreign minister while Muhammad...

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