An American company that was paid nearly $700 million to secure an Iraqi base for F-16 fighter jets turned a blind eye to alcohol smuggling, theft, security violations, and allegations of sex trafficking - then terminated investigators who uncovered wrongdoing, an Associated Press investigation...

EU negotiators have hiked possible payment demands for Brexit over recent weeks, officials say, widening the divide between Brussels and London, which questions whether it owes anything at all before talks start next month. Hours before chief negotiator Michel Barnier was due to give more...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has ceased admissions to governmental and local schools for Syrian and Yemeni students who entered the Kingdom as visitor or family member, Syria residents said. The Ministry of Education and Teaching in Saudi Arabia had three months ago issued a...

( The Guardian )- Saudi Arabia’s deputy crown prince has said there is no space for dialogue with the Iran due to its ambitions “to control the Islamic world”. The rare and wide-ranging interview, which aired on multiple Saudi TV channels, offered a glimpse into how Mohammed bin Salman...