The most significant political news from Saudi Arabia this week was not the   death of King Abdullah , at the age of ninety, or the ascension of his half-brother Salman to the throne. Abdullah had been ill and Salman had been his designated successor for some...

(Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah died early on Friday and his brother Salman became king, the royal court in the world's top oil exporter and birthplace of Islam said in a statement carried by state television. King Salman has named his half-brother Muqrin as his crown...

Translation by Yusra Ahmed ALEPPO (Zaman Al Wasl)- Five new-born babies died of Bronchiolitis in Alatarib in Aleppo’s Western countryside, as a result of viral infection. Dr. Abdul Rahman Obaid, Director of Alatarib Hospital told Zaman...

Beirut (AFP) - The Islamic State group threatened to kill two Japanese hostages unless it receives a $200 million ransom within 72 hours, but Tokyo vowed Tuesday it would not give in to "terrorism". IS has murdered five Western hostages since August last year, but it is...