Russia to supply 40 Mi-28 attack helicopters to Algeria
Russia will deliver 40 Mi-28NE attack helicopters to Algeria in line with a bilateral contract, Interfax news agency said on Friday, quoting a source...
Biggest 2016 risk may be the one just behind us: Oil
The biggest financial risk in 2016 may be the one that's been on stage all year.
In Britain's popular Christmas pantomime shows, audiences scream out...
Oil prices give up gains ahead of Federal Reserve move
Oil prices retreated in Asian trade on Wednesday following fresh indications of growing oversupply ahead of the US Federal Reserve's long-awaited decision on interest...
Lebanon PM urges Saudi to reconsider aid package suspension
Lebanon's Prime Minister Tammam Salam on Friday urged Saudi Arabia to "reconsider" the suspension of a $3 billion aid package to its army to...
Amid airport closure, Lebanon banks halt dollar withdrawals
On Monday, long queues formed outside several banks north of the capital as monthly salaries came through after two weeks of ongoing home confinement.
A...
Oil prices rise on bargain-buying
Oil prices rebounded Friday after tanking nearly five percent the day before as bargain hunters swooped into the market.
The commodity plunged Thursday in response...
Bill Gates looks to Gulf in anti-poverty campaign despite oil glut
Low oil prices and tight budgets in the Gulf are making it harder to raise money for a fund tackling poverty in the Muslim...
Saudi Arabia says outcome of OPEC meeting unclear
The outcome of this week's OPEC meeting remains to be decided, Saudi Arabia's oil minister said Tuesday amid widespread expectations that the cartel will...
New Saudi oil minister believes in low prices and reform
It was January 2016 and oil prices had crashed to their lowest in more than a decade.
Saudi Arabia's health minister, Khalid al-Falih, a favourite...
Iran central bank takes steps to shore up rial
Iran's central bank on Thursday announced a hike in deposit rates in a bid to shore up the value of the rial, after police...
