UAE puts six on trial on charges of supplying Yemen's Houthis
Six people are on trial in the United Arab Emirates on charges of providing supplies to the country's enemies from the Iran-allied Houthi movement...
Warring Yemen sides begin truce, warn against violations
Rival sides in Yemen's year-long conflict began a tentative truce overnight on Sunday saying they were committed to the halt in hostilities despite pockets...
Falih slowly wins back OPEC for Saudis
Russian oil billionaire Vagit Alekperov isn't easily swayed, but Saudi Arabia's new Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih achieved it this week.
Intense diplomacy by the soft-spoken...
Saudi Arabia suspends Iran's Mahan Air license to use its air space
Saudi Arabia has suspended licenses granted to Iran's Mahan Air to fly through its air space or land at its airports due to violations...
Gulf-backed Yemeni forces seize city from Al Qaeda
Yemeni forces backed by Apache helicopters from a Saudi-led coalition wrested the city of Houta from al Qaeda fighters after a gun battle on...
Saudi Prince Mohammed considering subsidy cuts after oil price slump
Saudi Arabia may reduce energy and water subsidies for wealthy citizens among other reforms to diversify its economy away from oil amid a sustained...
UN envoy says radically more must be done for Middle East peace
Palestinians in Gaza are growing ever more desperate and unless "radically more" is done to address the situation, it is only a matter of...
In favoring Middle East ally, U.S. glossed over human rights record
As the United States negotiated this year's nuclear pact with Iran, the State Department quietly agreed to spare the Gulf sultanate of Oman from...
Coalition faces growing ISIS threat in Libya
The United States and Italy warned Tuesday that the Islamic State (ISIS) group is expanding its reach, threatening to seize Libya and launch attacks...
Plenty of diplomacy but slim hope for new Middle East peace push
Flare-ups in violence between Israel and the Palestinians have often accelerated peace efforts - the first intifada led into the Oslo accords of the...
