RIYADH, Saudi Arabia | AFP | — Saudi Arabia on Tuesday executed a member of the royal family for murder, in a rare case involving one of the thousands of members of the House of Saud. Prince Turki bin Saud al-Kabir was put to death in the capital Riyadh for shooting dead Adel al-Mahemid, a Saudi, during a brawl, the interior ministry said in a statement. Kabir was the 134th local or foreigner put to […]
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Saudi-led jets hit Yemen despite concerns
SANAA, Yemen (AFP) – Saudi-led coalition warplanes launched fresh air strikes against Shiite rebels across Yemen Wednesday despite international concerns over the escalation after the suspension of peace talks. The coalition resumed strikes days after UN-brokered peace talks in Kuwait between representatives of the government and the Iran-backed Huthi rebels ended without a breakthrough. The coalition, which has been battling to prop up Yemen’s government against the Huthis since March 2015, hit rebel positions across […]
30 Egyptians, 15 French among passengers on vanished flight: EgyptAi
CAIRO , Egypt (AFP) — An EgyptAir flight that vanished over the Mediterranean on Thursday was carrying 30 Egyptian and 15 French passengers, as well as a Briton and a Canadian, the airline said. An Algerian, a Belgian, a Chadian, two Iraqis, a Kuwaiti, a Portuguese, a Saudi and a Sudanese were also on board the flight, EgyptAir said in a statement. se/kir © 1994-2016 Agence France-Presse
Oil prices jump on report Saudi plans to reduce drilling
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Oil prices rose sharply Tuesday, gaining a lift from speculation that Saudi Arabia is planning to cut back drilling as the market worries about excessive global supplies. The market, already heading higher from the start of trade, “seems to have got an extra boost from a report out of Nabor Industries’s earnings call,” said Bob Yawger of Mizuho Securities. Yawger said the drilling company “claimed the Saudis have plans […]
Suicide bomber strikes at Saudi Shi’ite mosque, several casualties
MAY 22 (Reuters) — A suicide bomber blew himself up at a Shi’ite mosque in eastern Saudi Arabia during Friday prayers, residents said, killing and wounding several people. A video filmed by someone at the scene showed a severed leg lying on the ground amongst debris scattered across the mosque’s carpet. One witness described a huge explosion at the Imam Ali mosque in the village of al-Qadeeh. He estimated there were at least 30 casualties […]
Saudi authorities on ebola watch as millions gather for Haj – Clem Orjaliza reports
Saudi review reveals 100 more Mers-Cov cases
Over a hundred cases of MERScov have gone unreported, with a Saudi press agency reporting significantly higher figures compared to the official report of the Saudi health ministry.
