Abubakr al-Shamahi

Mecca crane disaster puts Binladin Group in the spotlight

Long-time favourites of the Saudi royals, the Binladin Group faces its biggest challenge since the global notoriety of its association with the name of Osama bin Laden.

17 September, 2015

UAE mourns losses in Yemen

The death of 53 Emirati soldiers this month in the Yemen war, the heaviest since the formation of the UAE in 1971, has deeply affected the Gulf nation.

14 September, 2015

Yemen war: Arab countries mass ground troops

Arab nations are massing ground forces as they escalate their battle against Houthis in Yemen's north, and in rebel-held Sanaa.

10 September, 2015

Syrian activists call for no-fly zone

Planet Syria, a coalition of opposition activists, are working to convince British MPs to back a no-fly zone in Syria.

08 September, 2015

Singer Bob Geldof offers homes to refugees

Irish musician and humanitarian activist has said that his doors are open to refugees who need shelter.

04 September, 2015

Airstrikes in Yemen leave at least 11 Houthis dead

The Saudi-led coalition airstrikes targeted Houthi positions in Marib province.

14 August, 2015

Arms cache find in Kuwait raises Shia militancy fears

The discovery of a huge arms dump near the Iraqi border, reportedly hidden by a Hizballah cell, followed the arrest of three men.

14 August, 2015

Saudi newborn missing from hospital for 25 years

Parents Mazi and Ateeqa al-Jahdali continue to look for their son, who disappeared from a Mecca hospital 25 years ago.

06 August, 2015

Four arrested after Bahrain migrant 'slap video' goes viral

A video showing a man slapping an Asian migrant worker in Bahrain and has drawn attention to circumstances facing Asian expatriates in the country.

03 August, 2015

MSF: Yemen war 'worst we've experienced'

The medical humanitarian organisation, MSF, is witnessing a record number of war-wounded patients in Yemen, its international president Joanne Liu reveals to al-Araby al-Jadeed.

31 July, 2015