WASHINGTON: A US Senate panel vowed to investigate the circumstances surrounding the Nov. 5 murders at Fort Hood, opening public hearings on Thursday and invoking a broader discussion on homegrown... Full Story
MAKKAH: Millions of pilgrims, who have come from different parts of the world for this year’s Haj, attended Friday prayers at the Grand Mosque in Makkah and the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah. ... Full Story
JEDDAH: Commander of Passport checkpoints for Haj Col. Aed Al-Harbi warned companies that provide domestic Haj services against transporting Saudi or non-Saudi pilgrims without valid Haj permits, Al-Watan... Full Story
RIYADH: Stranded Sri Lankan workers who are roughing it under the Kandarah bridge in Jeddah refused an offer of accommodation from the Sri Lankan Consulate in Jeddah. They claim staying there will... Full Story
JAZAN: Despite the tensions at the border in Jazan province, more than 17,000 pilgrims have entered the Kingdom at the Tuwal border crossing as of Friday evening. These pilgrims come from different... Full Story
RIYADH: The Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA) handed over a number of Iraqi cultural artifacts smuggled to the Kingdom by an Arab expatriate recently. The returned artifacts... Full Story
RAMALLAH: The Israeli Army arrested five members of the Palestinian Authority’s intelligence services in the occupied West Bank on Friday, Palestinian security sources said. The commander of... Full Story
ISLAMABAD: CIA chief Leon Panetta on Friday held talks in Pakistan and found agreement on intelligence cooperation as President Barack Obama nears a decision on troop deployments to Afghanistan, Islamabad... Full Story
