BUDAPEST: The number of migrants entering Hungary this year has risen above 200,000, police said. The announcement came as Hungary effectively sealed its border with Serbia to stem the influx. Almost all of the migrants were seeking to travel onwards … read more
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia suspended major construction company Binladin group from new contracts following the Makkah crane crash that killed 107 people and ordered the finance ministry to review its existing projects, the royal court said on Monday. King Salman also … read more
BEIRUT: At least 20 people were killed on Monday in one of two car bomb blasts in the eastern Syrian city of Hasaka, state television reported. According to the reports, one of the explosions occurred in the north of the … read more
NEW YORK: Wimbledon champions Martina Hingis and Sania Mirza captured their second consecutive Grand Slam women´s doubles crown Sunday, defeating Casey Dellacqua and Yaroslava Shvedova 6-3, 6-3 in the US Open final. India´s Mirza and Swiss veteran Hingis did not … read more
BEIRUT: Two Russian planes carrying 80 tonnes of humanitarian aid arrived at an airport in the Syrian city of Latakia on Saturday, Syrian state media reported without giving more details. Syria has dismissed a number of reports in the media … read more