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Uber and Careem banned from airport pickups in Saudi Arabia
Uber has had shaky ties with Gulf regulators
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‘America First’: WTO faces first attack from US under Trump
China says it supports the organisation after US trade threat
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Jeff Sessions urged to quit over Russia links
Trump expresses ‘total’ confidence in attorney general
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Da’ish leader admits defeat in Iraq
Abu Bakr al Baghdadi tells supporters to either flee or ‘detonate themselves’
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Mothers rouse support for legalizing medical marijuana
If the bill is passed, Peru would follow neighboring Chile and Colombia in legalizing the medical use of marijuana
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U.S. military launches more than 20 strikes on Al-Qaeda in Yemen
This is what appeared to be the first major U.S. operations there since a January raid
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Norway 'anti-troll' site makes you read before commenting
The method is a way of raising the level of debate but also of taming inflammatory reactions
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Muslim teen's suicide case reopened amid murder claims
Body was found in woods near his residence in early January
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Turkey's treatment of journalist damaging German-Turkish ties: minister
Gabriel said the foreign ministry had spoken again on Thursday with the Turkish ambassador to Germany
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US stocks retreat as markets await Snapchat trade
Analysts said the pause was not surprising after the Dow piled on 1.5 percent to close above 21,000 points
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Al-Qaeda confirms death of senior leader in Syria
Hellfire missile fired by a CIA drone managed to killed senior leader Abu al-Khayr al-Masr
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Briton raped woman hours before his wedding to pregnant girlfriend
The man had only recently been freed from prison after carrying out a similar rape in 2006
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Saudi Arabia jails two over 2011 protests
Convicts sentenced to three and four years in jail and banned from travelling abroad for four years
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Naked prisoners in Philippine jail cause uproar
Inmates forced to strip while anti-drug agents checked their cell for contraband
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Saudi king urges fight against terrorism on Indonesia trip
"The challenge we, especially Muslims, face now is terrorism," he said
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Singapore jails American for child porn, underage sex
The man met two Singaporean girls online and pressured them into having sex with him
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UN urged to add Saudi-led coalition in Yemen, TTP to list of child rights offenders
The Watchlist on Children and Armed Conflict urged UN to add 11 parties to the blacklist
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Full of bull: US lawmaker claimed steakhouse operator was his alma mater
Senator Mark Chelgren pushing bill requiring universities to ask prospective professors their political affiliations
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Afghan migrant family of nine separated during journey to UK
“I want to carry on with my life here so my child can continue with his education, to become something"
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US Attorney General under fire over Russian ambassador contacts
Latest revelation cast fresh cloud over Trump administration's suspected ties with Russia
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Behind scenes, Ivanka encouraged Trump’s change of tone: sources
She made recommendations for Trump’s speech during a brainstorming session in the Oval Office last Sunday
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Pictures of the day: March 2, 2017
We look at 13 pictures from events around the world
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Trump administration has found only $20 million in existing funds for wall
The construction, promised throughout Trump's campaign, is to be financed with existing funds and resources
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11 fun facts you didn't know about passports
Did you know that losing weight may be the reason for renewing your passport?
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In pictures: When the Saudi King gave the world some major travel goals
The King starts his first official royal tour of Asia when he arrived in Malaysia carrying 459 tonnes of cargo
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US-allied militia says to hand over villages to Syrian govt
Frontline villages have been focus of fighting in recent days between Turkey-backed rebels and Manbij Military Council
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Regulate cannabis potency to reduce psychosis risk, experts say
The potency of cannabis has on average doubled worldwide in the past 40 years
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Activists to send Kim murder leaflets to North Korea by balloon
News from the outside world is banned or heavily censored in the North
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Drone strike kills two in Kurram Agency
The missile struck two men riding a motorcycle
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Swimming in a public pool? You're most likely swimming in pee
Urine was detected in 100% of pool samples tested by scientists
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George W Bush's portraits of ‘US war veterans’ on display in Dallas
Bush's paintings pay tribute to the nearly 100 wounded or traumatised US personnel
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Drone strikes kill four al Qaeda suspects in Yemen: officials
Yashbum Valley and militant-held Abyan province targeted in the strikes
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China warns against cyber 'battlefield' in internet strategy
Beijing has signalled that it wants to rectify 'imbalances' in the way standards across cyberspace are set
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Islam to become largest religion in the world by 2070, says report
The research cites fertility as major reasons behind demographic change
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Under Xi, wealth of China's uber-rich lawmakers grew faster than economy
Xi oversaw crackdown on corruption and made fight against poverty top priority after becoming president in 2013
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New advance could boost available organs for transplant
On average, 22 people die every day while waiting for an organ
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Afghan-based Islamic State a wild card as Trump ponders US commitment
Militant assault on Sehwan shrine indicates that group based in Nangarhar, Afghanistan could strike deep into Pakistan
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This delivery man is the third richest man in China
He operated from street shop in working-class neighbourhood of Mong Kok in Hong Kong
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The foods you should avoid while dining out
Chefs usually avoid certain dishes because they know how kitchen work
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Canada’s Concordia university evacuated over anti-Muslim bomb threat
Emailed threat warning of one homemade explosive a day forced nearly 4,000 students to leave Montreal campus
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Barack Obama 'ready to return' to politics
Former US president's primary concern will be to fight the Republicans for constituencies in near future
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Muslim, Christian clerics say don't link Islam to terrorism
A closing statement read by Azhar's Sheikh Ahmed Tayeb demanded Islam not be associated with militancy
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Merkel heads to Egypt, Tunisia to reduce migrant flows
Public fears in Germany have been heightened by several militants attacks last year
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Discovery of 4.2 billion year old fossil on Earth points to possibility of life on Mars
"We could expect to find evidence for past life on Mars four billion years ago"
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How Snapchat CEO, a college dropout, became the world's youngest billionaire
Evan Spiegel dropped out shortly before graduating from Stanford to devote himself to a nascent Snapchat startup
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Orlando shooter's widow to be released on bail
Prosecutors had argued that Salman should be kept behind bars because she posed a threat to society
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Russian jets mistakenly bomb US-backed forces in Syria: US
Anti-IS operations in Syria will eventually center on Raqa
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US government offers Jewish communities support after threats
The advisors will offer support 'in terms of training, protective measures, exercises and information sharing'
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Malaysia to cancel visa-free entry for North Koreans: agency
Malaysia considering expelling North Korea's envoy to the Southeast Asian nation or shutting its embassy in Pyongyang
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UK PM May's Brexit plan suffers setback in parliament
House of Lords vote 358 to 256 to make an amendment to European Union (Notification of Withdrawal Bill)

















































