A proposed trade and transport corridor being advanced by Turkey and Saudi Arabia has raised concerns in Israeli-occupied territories, amid increasingly strained relations between Ankara and Tel Aviv.

About 1.8M pilgrims head to Mount Arafat at peak of annual Islamic ritual of Hajj pilgrimage.

Mina is also known as the sacred tent city of Hajj where millions of pilgrims stay during key days of worship.

Saudi Arabia has halted new contracts for Western consultancies and delayed payments as the kingdom struggles with a ballooning budget deficit triggered by the war on Iran.

A French judge has been appointed to oversee an investigation into the murder of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi, following a court's determination that the case is admissible.

A classified CIA assessment reveals divisions among the United States’ allies in the Persian Gulf region over their support for a new war of aggression against Iran.

Saudi Arabia launched a series of "covert" airstrikes against Iran in late March before "threatening" the Islamic Republic with more aggression, a report says.