RIYADH: Foreign Ministers of the the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) on Tuesday called on the international community to take greater responsibility in aiding Syrian refugees after the oil-flush states came under fire for not taking in enough people fleeing war. … read more
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