Syria talks timetable slips as U.N. seeks political framework
U.N. mediator Staffan de Mistura will travel to Damascus and Tehran and meet other regional officials to seek a common understanding on a political...
Pakistan included in Saudi Arabia's 34-state Islamic military alliance against terrorism
Saudi Arabia on Tuesday announced the formation of a 34-state Islamic military coalition to combat terrorism, according to a joint statement published on state...
Oil prices rebound after falling below $30
Oil prices rebounded in Asia Wednesday, halting a plunge that saw crude fall below $30 a barrel for the first time in more than...
France's Hollande to strike against ISIS "Again and again"
France and its allies are prepared to strike against Islamic State militants "again and again", President Francois Hollande said on Monday.
"ISIS is provoking us...
Arab World Cup hopes now pinned on Tunisia: coach
The World Cup dreams of the entire Arab world now rest on Tunisia, coach Nabil Maaloul said Friday, after Saudi Arabia, Morocco and Egypt...
US confirms Iran tested nuclear-capable ballistic missile
Iran tested a medium-range missile capable of delivering a nuclear weapon, in 'clear violation' of UN ban
The United States has confirmed that Iran tested...
Assad accuses West of backing 'terrorist' groups in Syria
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad renewed his accusation that Western states including France are supporting "terrorist" groups in his country's conflict, at a meeting on...
Saudi Arabia: fossil fuels are still needed
Leading crude exporter Saudi Arabia supports efforts to limit global warming but believes fossil fuels should remain part of the world energy mix, Oil...
Oil ends 2015 in downbeat mood; result to be long and painful
Oil prices headed for a second year of steep losses, despite inching up fractionally in the last trading hours of 2015, as record OPEC...
Gulf Arabs race to release youth potential in age of cheap oil
Like the prototype drone of Emirati student Talib Alhinai, the ambitions of young people across the Gulf Arab states need to soar if they...
