Saudi to unveil 2016 budget with huge shortfall
Saudi Arabia unveils its 2016 budget on Monday with the oil powerhouse expected to project a huge deficit following the collapse of crude prices.
The...
UN council plans emergency meeting on North Korea nuclear test
The U.N. Security Council is planning to hold an emergency meeting on Wednesday to discuss North Korea's reported test of a hydrogen bomb, the...
World Bank: wars and cheap oil hurting Middle East growth
The World Bank said on Thursday that 2015 economic growth in the Middle East and North Africa likely came to just 2.6 percent, falling...
Saudi Ministry of Health launches flu vaccination campaign at shopping malls
The Saudi Ministry of Health (MoH) launched a seasonal flu vaccination initiative Thursday, announced by Ministry spokesperson Failsal bin Saeed Al-Zahrani. The first phase of...
Iran warns against US-led efforts to extend arms embargo
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Iran’s U.N. ambassador said Thursday that he believes a U.S. resolution to extend an arms embargo against his country will...
UN urges Russia and U.S. to push nationwide Syria ceasefire
The United Nations mediator in the Syrian conflict called on the United States and Russian Federation to try to salvage and renew a cessation...
Muhammad Ali, "The Greatest", passes away age 74
The death of Muhammad Ali, the former heavyweight champion known as much for his political activism as his boxing brilliance, triggered a worldwide outpouring...
U.S. Official says Putin is 'winging it' with Syria strategy
Russian President Vladimir Putin is "winging" it in Syria, US Director of National Intelligence James Clapper says, in damning remarks of the Kremlin strongman's...
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...
Iran denies it fired rockets near U.S. warships in Gulf
Iran denied on Thursday that its Revolutionary Guards launched rockets near the U.S. aircraft-carrier Harry S. Truman and other warships as they were entering...
