Iraq forces launch ‘last big fight’ against IS
Baghdad, Oct 26, 2017 (AFP) - Iraqi troops attacked the Islamic State group's last bastion in the country on Thursday as the retreating jihadists...
Jubeir: Saudi will not cut oil production
Saudi Arabia is "not prepared" to cut oil production, its foreign minister said on Thursday, after the top exporter agreed with Russia to freeze...
Russian airforce strike Palmyra region in Syria
Russia's air force has struck the area around the Islamic State-held ancient city of Palmyra, the defence ministry said Monday, as Moscow pressed on...
Sudan women calling for changes in discriminating laws against women
Sudanese women activists are disappointed at a lack of progress on women’s issues, after 11 months following the protests that toppled autocrat Omar al-Bashir.
To...
Saudi oil minister considers raising energy prices in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia is looking at raising domestic energy prices, Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi said on Tuesday, confirming that the kingdom could cut a lavish...
Inspired by prison canteen, first Palestinian food truck rolls in
Inspired by their time working in an Israeli prison canteen, two Palestinians have launched a food truck in the West Bank city of Ramallah,...
No damage seen on Iranian embassy in Yemen after alleged Saudi strike
Iran on Thursday accused the Saudi-led coalition battling Shiite rebels in Yemen of hitting its embassy in the capital, Sanaa, in an overnight airstrike,...
U.S. defense chief welcomes Saudi offer on troops in Syria
U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter welcomed on Thursday a Saudi offer to participate in any ground operations in Syria launched by the U.S.-led coalition.
Carter...
Saudi job creation dries up as oil price slumps
Saudi Arabia's plans for economic reform foresee winding down 'jobs for life' in an inefficient state bureaucracy and replacing them with new careers in...
Saudi-Iran Hajj arrangement talks halted
Talks between regional rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran on this year's Hajj pilgrimage have stalled because of a disagreement on how visas can be...
