Trump denies US plan to send 120,000 troops to counter Iran threat

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has said Tehran does not seek war with the US

Saudi-led coalition launches airstrikes in Yemen, says many Houthis killed and wounded

The coalition has accused the Houthis of not abiding by the Stockholm agreement

Egypt sentences two to death over church attack

The 2017 attack on a church and a Christian-owned shop in Cairo killed 10 people

Iran rolls back nuclear pledges but stops short of violating pact

US President Donald Trump pulled out of the deal last year, and subsequently reimposed tough sanctions on Iran

Pentagon says US carrier, bombers sent to Middle East on ‘credible threat’ by Iran

The Trump administration’s efforts to impose political and economic isolation on Tehran began last year

US deploying carrier, bombers to Middle East to deter Iran – senior official

‘The US is not seeking war with the Iranian regime, but we are fully prepared to respond to any attack’, John Bolton said

Saudi-led coalition attacks air base adjoining Sanaa’s airport

The raids targeted drone maintenance sites, a communications system and locations of drone experts and operators, a Saudi official said

UAE ‘number one country to live in’, according to Arab youth

The 2019 Arab Youth Survey reveals that 44 per cent of Arabs aged 18-24 would want to live in the UAE, amid a raft of findings by the annual report

Sri Lanka hit by Easter Sunday explosions

290 people have been reported killed and hundreds more injured following explosions at churches and hotels in Sri Lanka

Saudi-led coalition in Yemen targets drone store near presidential palace – state TV

The coalition said the air raids targeted a cave used by the Houthis

“Sacred landmark” Notre-Dame Cathedral devastated by fire

UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Anwar Gargash, called the incident in Paris a “terrible tragedy”

HSBC appoints new regional CEO for MENA, Turkey

Martin Tricaud takes over from Georges Elhedery, who has been appointed to lead HSBC’s Global Markets division

Saudi-led coalition strikes Yemen’s capital – report

The coalition said the strikes targeted a Houthi drones manufacturing plant and a store containing launch pads

Saudi and UAE give $200m to Yemen for Ramadan

The aid is part of a $500m joint initiative announced in November

Saudi forces intercept Houthi drone fired towards civilian areas in Asir

The kingdom has been targeted by hundreds of missile attacks since entering the Yemen civil war

Renault alerts prosecutors to Oman dealer payments under Ghosn

Ghosn was arrested in Japan in November for suspected financial misconduct at Renault’s alliance partner Nissan

US approves secret nuclear power work for Saudi Arabia

The kingdom has previously stated it aims to build at least two nuclear power plants

Trump announces 2024 Presidential run: Here's what happens next

Gulf countries reject US recognition of Golan Heights as Israeli

GCC nations said the territory was occupied Arab land, with Saudi Arabia and the UAE adding that the move is an impediment to peace

Uber confirms Careem acquisition for $3.1bn

Careem will continue to operate as an independent platform under its current CEO Mudassir Sheikha

Saudi beats Russia to top spot among China crude oil suppliers in February, according to customs

Supplies from Saudi Arabia to China reached 5.95 million tonnes, or about 1.552 million bpd, data from Chinese customs showed

Ericsson to appoint new MEA head to replace veteran Rafiah Ibrahim

Ibrahim, who also serves as senior vice president, will take on a role as advisor to CEO Börje Ekholm

Saudis shoot down drone aimed at kingdom, civilians injured

The drone had been heading towards residential areas in Abha

Does militant group ISIS still pose a threat?

The group is about to lose its last foothold – on the banks of the Euphrates near the Iraq border

Lockheed gets $1bn down payment for Saudi THAAD missile system

The $15bn system is part of a broader $110bn arms package

EFG Hermes advising on $500m M&A deal in Saudi Arabia, more in pipeline – exec

The bank’s head of investment banking also revealed it was also working on an IPO in the kingdom

EU states block putting Saudi Arabia on dirty-money list

Member state unanimously rejected the move to put the kingdom on the blacklist

Three ways you can get more from end-of-service benefits in the Middle East

Few regional companies put money aside into separate savings accounts for their ESB fund

After Saudi king’s letter, EU states move to block dirty-money list

Saudi Arabia was among 23 nations put on a money-laundering blacklist by the EU in February

Saudi’s Falih tells Trump ‘we are taking it easy’

US President Donald Trump Tweeted a request to oil producers on Monday to relax efforts to boost oil prices

Dozens killed and injured in crash and fire at Cairo train station

A locomotive smashed into a barrier at the main train station in the Egyptian capital