THE ARAB WORLD'S WEALTHIEST NATIONS ARE DOING NEXT TO NOTHING FOR SYRIA'S REFUGEES

Why are Saudi Arabia and its oil-rich neighbors doing so little for Syria's refugees?... READ MORE›

WHY STOP AT ISIS WHEN WE COULD BOMB THE WHOLE MUSLIM WORLD?

Saudi Arabia remains a critical financial support base for al-Qaida, the Taliban and other terrorist groups ... READ MORE›

SAUDI ARABIA RESPONDS TO REFUGEE CRISIS

Just this week, the al Hayat newspaper reported that 500,000 Syrians had found homes in Saudi Arabia since the civil war began - as workers, not refugees... READ MORE›

EMIRATES SECRETLY SENDS COLOMBIAN MERCENARIES TO YEMEN FIGHT

A number of Westerners, including several Americans, live at the camp and serve as trainers for the Latin American troops... READ MORE›

SAUDI ARABIA 'DESTABILISING ARAB WORLD', GERMAN INTELLIGENCE WARNS

Saudi Arabia has previously been accused of supplying arms and funding to jihadist groups fighting in Syria, including Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant Isil ... READ MORE›

IS SAUDI ARABIA GOING BANKRUPT?

Saudi Arabia currently has 654.5 billion in foreign reserves, but the cash is disappearing quickly... READ MORE›

SCORCHING 'HEAT DOME' OVER MIDDLE EAST SEES TEMPERATURES SOAR TO 165F IN IRAN

But some of the most affluent figures in the Middle East are blissfully unaware of the scorching heat, such as Saudia Arabia's King Salman... READ MORE›

ARAB ALLIES SLIP AWAY AS US AIR WAR ON ISIS INTENSIFIES

They have conducted a smattering of strikes in Syria, but have reserved most of their firepower for Islamic State targets in Iraq... READ MORE›

EXTREME HEATWAVES COULD PUSH GULF CLIMATE BEYOND HUMAN ENDURANCE, STUDY SHOWS

Oil and gas rich nations in the region, particularly Saudi Arabia, have frequently tried to frustrate international climate change negotiations... READ MORE›

The only major United States antagonist not hurt by the drop in oil prices is North Korea, which imports all of its petroleum... READ MORE›

INSIDE MECCA'S MATRIX

The pilgrimage this year comes as Saudi Arabia faces an expansion of Islamic State group attacks... READ MORE›

THIS IS WHY VETERANS ARE THROWING AWAY THEIR WAR MEDALS IN DISGUST

Mr Griffin, who won his medal for serving in Iraq, Afghanistan, Northern Ireland and Macedonia, said it was a "powerful" and "incredible experience,"... READ MORE›

REFUGEE CRISIS: RICHARD DAWKINS SLAMS SAUDI ARABIA'S OFFER TO BUILD 200 MOSQUES IN GERMANY

While thousands of refugees make the perilous journey across continents to European countries Saudi Arabia and five other Gulf states have offered zero resettlement places... READ MORE›

SAUDI OIL SHIPMENTS TO EGYPT HALTED INDEFINITELY, EGYPTIAN OFFICIALS SAY

An Egyptian official visiting Iran would cement a break in its alliance with Saudi Arabia and mark a seismic shift in the regional political order... READ MORE›

MANCHESTER A&E UNIT SHUT OVER SUSPECTED MERS OUTBREAK

A suspected outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome temporarily shut a hospital's A E unit in Manchester... READ MORE›

ABADI OPPOSES ARAB STRIKES IN IRAQ

Islamic state crisis abadi opposes arab strikes in iraq... READ MORE›

BRADFORD DAWOOD FAMILY 'SPLIT TO CROSS SYRIA BORDER'

Sisters Khadija Sugra and Zohra Dawood and their children went missing after travelling to Saudi Arabia... READ MORE›

OIL PRICE FALLS AHEAD OF OPEC MEETING

The drop came as Saudi Arabia indicated it would not push for output cuts to help push up oil prices... READ MORE›

AL QAEDA IN YEMEN SAYS US STRIKE KILLED LEADER

BAGHDAD -- Al Qaeda's affiliate in Yemen released a video statement on Tuesday confirming the death of its leader, Nasser al-Wuhayshi, in an American missile strike... READ MORE›

ISRAELI 'SPY DOLPHIN' CAUGHT OFF GAZA COAST

A year later Iranian security forces arrested two suspected spy pigeons near a nuclear facility... READ MORE›

NEPAL DISASTER TOLL RISES TO 39

Related Stories Snowstorms and avalanches have killed 39 trekkers on a popular hiking route in the Himalayas, Nepali officials say... READ MORE›

FROM HOUSEWIFE TO KILLER: THE MYSTERY OF SAN BERNARDINO SHOOTER TASHFEEN MALIK

On San Bernardino Suspect Tashfeen Malik Other basic facts are also unclear, including Malik's age... READ MORE›

SAUDI ARABIA CANT FIND ITS WAY OUT OF YEMENS MESSY WAR

The rebels toppled the Yemeni government in February, forcing President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi to flee to Saudi Arabia... READ MORE›

RUSSIAN PM WARNS OF WORLD WAR IF TROOPS SENT IN

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has warned that the deployment of foreign ground troops in the Syrian conflict could result in a world war... READ MORE›

IS SUSPECTS HELD OVER 'PLOT' TO ATTACK SAUDI MOSQUES

Most of the suspects are Saudi citizens but they also include people from six nationalities including Yemen and Syria the interior ministry said... READ MORE›

US AND IRAN KEEP WARY EYE ON EACH OTHER AT SEA

Benjamin Hewlett, the commander of the air wing aboard the aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt, which is in the Persian Gulf keeping an eye on Iran right now... READ MORE›

SYRIA DENOUNCES SAUDI CRITICISM OF IRAN ON PEACE TALKS

Until two weeks ago the idea that Saudi Arabia and Iran would sit at the same table was unthinkable... READ MORE›

SAUDI KING CUTS SHORT FRENCH HOLIDAY

King Salman of Saudi Arabia cuts short a holiday on the French Riviera where the closure of a beach for his security caused an uproar... READ MORE›

CEO SELLS COMPANY GIVES EMPLOYEES LIFE-CHANGINGBONUS

Yemeksepeti which means food cart in Turkish is the country's first not to mention biggest online delivery site reports Business Insider... READ MORE›

FATHER URGES IS TO FREE JORDAN PILOT

Describing his son as a guest among brothers of ours in Syria Islamic State, Youssef al-Kasaesbeh urged his hosts to treat him well ... READ MORE›