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  • Syria
    Watch: 11 Videos Marking Five Years of Conflict in Syria

    As of Tuesday, five full years have passed since conflict began in Syria. In that time, an estimated 470,000 people have died in the war, 1.9 million have been injured, and 4.8 million refugees have fled the country, according to the Syrian Center for Policy Research and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.

  • Saudi-Iraq
    King Salman Discusses Bilateral Ties with Iraqi Parliament Speaker

    Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud received at Al-Yamamah Palace on Tuesday Iraqi Parliament Speaker Dr. Salim bin Abdullah Al-Jubouri and his accompanying delegation.

  • Saudi Tourism
    Flight booking rates from Saudi increase by 80%

    According to employees in the travel and tourism sector, Saudi tourists travel to closer countries when the holidays are short and do not exceed one week while they go to Malaysia, east Asian countries, Europe and the US on long holidays.

  • Afghanistan
    Senior U.S. general wants to start striking the Taliban again

    A senior American general has proposed resuming offensive strikes against the Taliban, exposing a rift between the military and senior administration officials over the U.S. role in the war in Afghanistan, according to military officials.

  • Strange Days
    Egyptian Student Agrees to Leave U.S. After Making Trump Threat

    A student pilot from Egypt who made a threatening Facebook post about U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has agreed to return to Cairo, his lawyer said on Monday.

  • Tourism
    In Saudi Arabia, a Kingdom to Myself

    The trip was my first lesson in what it means to travel in a country full of potential tourist sites that the government is ambivalent about letting foreigners see.

  • Saudia
    Saudia’s first A330-300 jet in the making

    Assembly of Saudi Arabian Airlines’ first A330 regional airplane is well underway at the Airbus Final Assembly Line (FAL) in Toulouse, France. The aircraft is the first of 20 A330-300s that will join the airline’s fleet, making Saudi Arabian Airlines the first carrier in the world to operate the new Airbus A330-300 Regional.

  • Hannibal Directive
    Wrong Waze: App Leads Israeli Troops to Palestinian Camp Sparking ‘Hannibal’ Rescue Operation

    Spokesperson for Waze, Julie Mossler, told Newsweek that the app has a setting that ensures routes into Palestinian-controlled territories are prevented for Israelis, saying that this feature was not in use by the soldiers.

  • Saudi Women
    5 groundbreaking Saudi women in science and medicine

    Saudi women have been blowing minds around the world with their superb work. In science and in medicine, the following doctors and scientists have contributed immensely to their fields. Their achievements transcend Saudi Arabia and touch the world.

  • Syria
    Putin goes on diplomatic blitz seeking to bolster Syrian cease-fire deal

    Russian President Vladimir Putin worked Wednesday to place himself in the center of efforts to secure a Syrian cease-fire, speaking by phone to the leaders of Syria, Saudi Arabia and Iran and drawing promises of cooperation, according to the Kremlin.