Iraqi court orders arrest of ballot box storage site fire suspects
An Iraqi court has ordered the arrest of four people accused of setting fire to a storage site housing ballot boxes from a May...
Yemen government says peace talks may be postponed beyond mid-January
Yemen's Saudi-backed government said on Saturday that peace talks due to be held on Jan. 14 would most probably be postponed beyond that date.
"The...
U.S. to send 'fewer than 50' special ops forces to Syria
The United States will deploy "fewer than 50" special operations forces to northern Syria in an advisory role, US officials said Friday, as major...
Iraqi flown back to Germany after ‘confessing’ teen’s murder: reports
A failed Iraqi asylum seeker arrived by plane back in Germany on Saturday after admitting raping and murdering a teenage girl, Iraqi Kurdish officials...
OPEC set for policy rollover, no sign of Saudi cut plan
OPEC (The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries) will likely decide to roll over oil production at its meeting on Friday, sources said, with...
Russia stance on Assad suggests divergence with Iran
Russia does not see keeping Bashar al-Assad in power as a matter of principle, the Foreign Ministry in Moscow said on Tuesday in comments...
Accused California shooter raised no red flags in Saudi
Accused California shooter Tashfeen Malik did not come to authorities' attention while living in Saudia Arabia, a source close to the Saudi government told...
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...
Saudi Arabia urges Yemen separatists to honor the Riyadh peace deal
Saudi Arabia urged on Monday southern separatists in Yemen to honor the terms of a Riyadh peace deal and share control of the port...
U.S. to announce new visa rules for Europeans who visited Arab states
The Obama administration will announce as early as Thursday its plan to introduce new visa requirements for European travelers who are dual nationals of...
