IMF expects $500 billion revenue loss for Middle East oil exporters
Oil exporting countries in the Middle East lost a staggering $390 billion in revenue due to lower oil prices last year, and should brace...
Donor conference raises $1.8 billion for Sudan – Germany
Berlin (AFP) - Pledges worth $1.8 billion were made at a donor conference to drum up international support for Sudan on Thursday, said Germany's...
Iraqi Shiite cleric gained ground with nationalist voice
In the years following the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in 2003, the young cleric Moqtada al-Sadr burst onto the scene as a renegade champion...
Turkey says it will hold military drills in eastern Mediterranean
ISTANBUL/ATHENS (Reuters) - Turkey said on Thursday it will hold firing exercises in the eastern Mediterranean on Sept 1-2, the latest in a series...
Tunisian judges, lawyers protest police ‘pressures’
Dozens of judges and lawyers staged a work stoppage outside a court near the Tunisian capital on Thursday over alleged pressure from police in...
Europe on alert over New Year’s Eve attack fears
European capitals of the possibility of a shooting or bomb attack before New Year, prompting police across the continent to increase security measures.
"Several possible...
China declares war on ISIS after terrorists claim to have executed Chinese hostage
China will join the war on ISIS after four of its citizens were killed by Islamist terror groups in two separate attacks last week.
The...
Lebanese ex-MP arrested in Gaddafi son kidnap case
Judicial officials say an arrest warrant has been issued for a former Lebanese MP over his alleged involvement in the kidnapping of late Libyan...
Fire sweeps through Saudi hospital wards, 25 dead
A fire tore through the intensive care unit and the maternity ward of a Saudi hospital before dawn on Thursday, killing 25 people and...
U.N. experts: Up to 3,000 ISIS fighters in Libya
ISIS has between 2,000 and 3,000 fighters in Libya and has demonstrated its intention to control more territory in the strategically located North African...
