Middle East
Four More Fall Prey to MERS in Saudi Arabia
JEDDAH – Health authorities on Saturday reported 18 new infections from the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) coronavirus and raised the death toll to...
Saudi MERS Death Toll Passes 100 mark
JEDDAH – The death toll from the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) in the Kingdom reached 102 on Sunday with 10 new deaths during...
88-Year Prison Sentence to 11 Mursi Supporters
Five of the 11 people sentenced by the court in the southern city of Minya were tried in absentia
CAIRO — An Egyptian court on Saturday convicted...
Saudi Arabia Mulls Helpline for Domestic Workers
RIYADH — The Saudi Arabian government proposes launching a hotline on which domestic workers, more often expatriates, can lodge complaints. The helpline facility will be...
US DRONE STRIKE KILLS 21 IN YEMEN
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SANAA — A US drone raid Saturday killed 16 Al Qaeda militants and five civilians in Yemen, an army officer said.
The drone hit a pickup...