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...

(Zaman Al Wasl- Reuters)- A snowstorm hit Lebanon on Friday, local media reported, stranding motorists and adding to the woes of tens of thousands of Syrian refugees living in makeshift shelters, Reuters reported. Emergency services deployed bulldozers to try to clear roads in...

Translation by Yusra Ahmed  (Zaman Al Wasl)- The Syrian war dominated news feeds and media outlets in 2015,where one of its main outcomes the Islamic State took the lion's share. According to Alexa Internet, Inc. is a California-based company that provides commercial...

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...