Lebanon currency in free-fall amid political impasse
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon's currency continued its downward spiral Wednesday, reaching a new low before the dollar and raising such alarm that it prompted...
Hezbollah accuses Saudi and Turkey of 'obstructing' Syria peace chances
Hezbollah accused Saudi Arabia and Turkey on Monday of obstructing efforts to reach a political solution in Syria, saying Riyadh did not want to...
Roadside bomb attack misses Afghan vice president, but kills four
KABUL, Sept 9 (Reuters) - A roadside bomb in Kabul targeted First Afghan Vice President Amrullah Saleh on Wednesday morning, but he escaped unharmed,...
Egyptian army says 16 militants killed in security operation
Sixteen militants were killed and four arrested in a major security operation, Egypt's military said on Sunday, the first casualties in a campaign aimed...
Saudi led coalition forces advance in Taiz province
Arab coalition forces seeking to restore legitimacy in Yemen have liberated nearly 40km of a coastal stretch on the Red Sea over the past...
China warns – RNA virus outbreaks
China warned on Wednesday of a new virus that killed nine people, infected hundreds and reached the United States and could further mutate and...
OPEC meeting on output freeze unlikely without Iran progress
A meeting between oil producers to discuss a global pact on freezing production is unlikely to take place in Russia on March 20, sources...
Saudi-led forces fight Houthi border advance, killing 20
Helicopters and fighter jets belonging to a Saudi-led coalition on Sunday repelled Yemeni Houthi fighters who were pressing a six-day-old offensive to seize Saudi...
Leading Iraqi Shi'ite says Islamic State shrugging off U.S. air strikes
Flush with cash and weapons, Islamic State is attracting huge numbers of foreign fighters to Iraq and Syria and withstanding U.S.-led air strikes that...
Kremlin says King of Jordan to visit Russia
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Sunday preparations were under way for King Abdullah of Jordan to visit Russia, Russian news agencies reported.
Peskov was...
