Britain says will take UN report on Yemen war "extremely seriously"
Britain said on Thursday it would take "extremely seriously" the findings of a United Nations report which says British military ally Saudi Arabia could...
British people 'ignorant of Saudi human rights successes', says minister
A British government minister has urged Saudi Arabia to do a “better job” of trumpeting its human rights successes during an official visit to...
Syrian opposition's Manna demands UN rethink talks invites
A Syrian opposition group has called on the United Nations to rethink its decision about who to invite for peace talks in Geneva and...
Opposition says Syrian peace talks unlikely to begin Friday
A Syrian opposition figure says indirect peace talks between the government and opposition are unlikely to begin on Friday for "technical reasons."
Haitham Manna, co-president...
Kuwait projects record deficit on falling oil income
OPEC member Kuwait projected a record budget deficit for the fiscal year starting April 1 on the sliding price of oil, the finance ministry...
Syrian opposition meets in Saudi, awaiting UN reply
A major Syrian opposition grouping was still awaiting clarifications from the United Nations Thursday as it met for a third day on participation in...
Kidnapped Al Jazeera journalists freed in Yemen
Two journalists and a driver working for the Qatari-owned Al Jazeera Arabic TV channel were freed in Yemen on Thursday, the network said, ten...
Sweden to deport up to 80,000 asylum-seekers
Interior Minister Anders Ygeman says Sweden could deport between 60,000 and 80,000 asylum-seekers in coming years.
Ygeman told newspaper Dagens Industri that since about 45...
Syrian opposition demands answers before joining talks
Syrian peace talks were clouded by uncertainty on Wednesday as the Saudi-backed Syrian opposition demanded a response to its demands from the United Nations...
Russia pipeline chief says let's talk to OPEC about output
Russian officials have decided they should talk to Saudi Arabia and other OPEC countries about output cuts to bolster oil prices, the head of...
