Independent Algerian newspaper faces closure
Independent Algerian newspaper El Khabar is facing likely closure after the government cracked down on its ad revenue and challenged its pending sale in...
Saudi plans a military industries holding firm
Saudi Arabia plans to set up a holding company for military industries that would be fully owned by the government at first and listed...
Ex-mediator Kofi Annan sees chance of Syria peace in U.S.-Russia talks
Talks between Russia and the United States may produce a chance of peace in Syria, Kofi Annan, the former U.N. secretary-general who tried unsuccessfully...
Tillerson’s Middle East aim is a Saudi-Iraqi axis against Iran
(AP) — As U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson visits the Middle East this weekend, he'll hope to achieve something that has eluded top...
"Zero chance" of Syria talks without goodwill steps from Damascus-opposition negotiator
There will be no Syria peace talks if the government does not take humanitarian steps outlined by the U.N. Security Council, including a halt...
Abu Dhabi lays off staff as Gulf austerity tightens
Thousands of layoffs at state-linked companies in Abu Dhabi are a fresh sign the Gulf's wealthy oil states are hunkering down for a long...
At least 22 dead in attack on Syria regime bastion
At least 22 people were killed in mortar fire Tuesday on Syria's coastal city of Latakia, in one of the bloodiest shellings there since...
Declare war on deviant thoughts ‘to defeat foes of Islam’
Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al-Asheikh has called on preachers in the Kingdom to fight deviant thoughts and values that are not Islamic.
“This is...
U.S. defense chief seeks more Turkish help against Islamic State
U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter urged Turkey on Tuesday to do more to help destroy Islamic State militants as he kicked off a tour...
Russia and Turkey trade accusations over Syria
Russia said on Thursday it suspected Turkey was preparing a military incursion into Syria, as a Syrian army source said Aleppo would soon be...
