Saudi Arabia says it has executed 47 prisoners, including prominent Shiite cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr. The cleric's name was among a list of the 47 carried by the state-run Saudi Press Agency. It cited the Interior Ministry for the information. Saudi state television also reported...

Fire engulfed a 63-storey skyscraper in Dubai on Thursday night, but with the block evacuated and only minor injuries reported authorities went ahead with a New Year's fireworks display at the world's tallest building a few hundred meters away. Tongues of flame shot skywards...

Imprisoned Saudi blogger Raif Badawi, recent recipient of one of Europe's most prestigious human rights awards, has suffered fainting spells and deteriorating health because of a lengthy hunger strike, his wife said on Thursday. Ensaf Haidar, who was granted asylum in Canada...

Saudi air defense systems shot down a ballistic missile, state media reported, which the Yemeni army allies of the country's dominant Houthi group said had been fired towards oil installations in the southern part of the kingdom. Saudi Arabia's state news agency SPA quoted a...