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Fearing ISIS spillover, France to push Tunisia aid

France's foreign minister travels to Tunisia on Thursday aiming to firm up security and economic ties as Tunis struggles with rising Islamist militancy fuelled...

Apple to show off new iPhones with T.V display

With its highly profitable iPhone due for an upgrade, Apple is expected to unveil a pair of new handsets at an event in San...

Saudi shares dive after deficit announcement

Saudi shares dived at the start of trading Tuesday a day after the oil-rich kingdom announced a record $98 billion deficit this year and...

Iran offers no action in support of global oil pact

Iran on Wednesday stopped short of offering to restrain oil output as part of a global pact to freeze production to prop up prices,...

Stocks, dollar and oil cool ahead of Doha meeting

Reassuring Chinese GDP data helped stocks, commodity markets and the dollar consolidate strong weekly gains on Friday, as focus turned to a meeting of...

Trump would consider halting U.S. oil purchases from Saudis

Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump told the New York Times he would consider stopping U.S. oil purchases from Saudi Arabia unless the Saudi government...

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...

Oil prices hold steady in Asia

The rally in oil prices extended into Asian trade Friday, a day after the main US contract broke $40 for the first time this...

South Africa's Zuma in Saudi to expand economic ties

South African President Jacob Zuma called for strengthening his country's economic ties with Saudi Arabia, during a visit to the kingdom on Sunday. "While our...

Brent oil hits 4-month high on reports of output freeze deal

Global oil prices hit four-month highs on Tuesday, hovering just under $45 a barrel after a report that top producers Russia and Saudi Arabia...

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