Emirati air carrier FlyDubai has denied media reports suggesting that it had resumed flights to Damascus after a seven-year hiatus. "Media reports to this effect are inaccurate," the company said in a Wednesday statement. Some Arab media outlets had reported earlier that FlyDubai had...

Saudi Arabia on Tuesday urged the UN Security Council to intervene to help put an end to illegal Israeli settlement construction. “Palestinians [in the occupied West Bank] are subject to frequent escalation campaigns by the Israeli occupation authorities, attacks by settlers and land...

Saudi Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih said on Tuesday he was "very optimistic" about the outlook for the oil market after producers cut output to support flagging prices. Members of the OPEC cartel and allies including Russia decided last month to reduce output by 1.2 million barrels per...

Saudi Arabia on Monday denied reports that it planned to reopen its embassy in Syrian capital Damascus. Some news websites had quoted Saudi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Assaf as saying that Riyadh intended to reopen its Damascus embassy on Thursday. "These statements are totally...