Middle East

United Nations, Sep 27: President Donald Trump vowed Wednesday to present a "very fair" Middle East peace plan by the end of the year and endorsed a two-state solution, apparently confident that the Palestinians would return to talks despite his unwavering support for Israel. Holding talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in New York, Trump said it was a "dream" of his to bring about

Tehran, Sept 25: An Iranian media outlet close to the country's hard-line Revolutionary Guard published a video on Tuesday threatening the capitals of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates with missile attacks, further raising regional tensions after a weekend militant attack on a military parade in Iran. The video tweeted and later deleted by the semi-official Fars news agency comes as Iran's

Riyadh, Sept 25: Saudi Arabia will offer an electronic visa for foreign visitors to attend sporting events and concerts from December, the Kingdom said on Tuesday. At present, foreigners traveling to the country are largely restricted to resident workers and their dependents, business travellers, and Muslim pilgrims who are given special visas to travel to holy sites. Crown Prince Mohammed bin

Dubai, Sept 25: On behalf of King Salman, the governor of Makkah province, Prince Khalid Al-Faisal oversaw the washing of the holy Kaaba on Tuesday. On his arrival at the Grand Mosque, he was received by Imam of the Grand Mosque Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais and the commander of Special Emergency Forces and commander of the Hajj Security Forces. The Kaaba was washing from the inside with Zamzam water

Riyadh/Jeddah/Dubai, Sept 24: It was a day that captured the heightened spirit of a nation. In a year of remarkable changes, Saudi National Day on Sunday took on an exuberance like no other celebration before it, with enough fireworks to break a world record, people celebrating together outdoors across the land and landmarks around the world illuminated with the flag. In a speech marking the

Riyadh, Sept 23: A woman from Saudi Arabia has created history by becoming the first female to deliver an evening news bulletin on television. Weam Al Dakheel, appearing alongside anchor Omar Al Nashwan, presented the news bulletin on the state-owned Saudi TV Channel 1, Khaleej Times reported. "Jumanah AlShami was the first women to present morning newscasts in 2016. Today history repeats itself

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has released a speech on the occasion of the Saudi Arabia's 88th national day. Crown Prince Mohammed affirmed that the occasion of the 88th anniversary of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is an occasion to recall the achievements of the country's founder the late King Abdulaziz bin Abdulrahman Al Saud and his sons after him. The Crown Prince praised the Kingdom's growth

Dubai, Sept 22: US President Donald Trump will fail in his confrontation with Iran, just like Iraq's Saddam Hussein, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday, referring to the war between the two Middle Eastern powers and vowing that Tehran will not abandon its missiles. Tensions have ramped up between Iran and the United States after Trump withdrew from a landmark multilateral nuclear

Tehran, Sept 22: Militants shot dead at least 11 people at a military parade in southwestern Iran on Saturday, state media reported, in a rare attack the government blamed on a US ally in the region. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the shooting rampage dubbed a "terrorist" attack by the authorities, in which at least 30 people were also wounded. But Foreign Minister Mohammad

Jeddah, Sept 22: The Crown Prince Camel Festival in Taif was named the largest in the world on Friday by Guinness World Records. The festival included 11,186 camels, the largest number of camels in a race, and almost 800 races held between Aug. 11 until Saturday, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. Prince Fahd bin Jalawi bin Musaed, President of the Saudi Federation of Camels, received the