Iraq’s move to rush oil bidding could deter some firms
Iraq is opening more of its untapped oil and gas resources to foreign developers, hoping to boost revenues after its costly war with the...
More bombs hit Syria’s Ghouta, death toll highest since 2013
Pro-government forces pounded the rebel-held district of eastern Ghouta outside the Syrian capital Damascus on Tuesday, in a surge of violence that a war...
Saudi Arabia to sign ‘significant’ armaments deal with France
French Prime Minister Manuel Valls arrived in Saudi Arabia Monday on the third leg of a Middle East tour, hoping to secure large sales...
Rouhani will not apologise for Saudi embassy attack
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Wednesday he hoped his country could reconcile with fellow Middle Eastern powerhouse Saudi Arabia, but refused to apologise for...
Saudi Arabia says shot down missile fired from Yemen
Saudi Arabia says it has shot down a missile fired into the kingdom from nearby Yemen, which is engulfed in a civil war.
The Saudi...
Kerry says more cooperation with Russia possible, seeks to reassure opposition
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Monday it was possible to broaden cooperation with Russia on Syria, but such a move should...
France air strikes in Syria: '33 Isis militants killed' in Raqqa in three days...
Thirty three Isis militants have been killed in northern Syria by air strikes carried out by France and Russia in the past three days,...
Al-Qaeda militants capture southern Yemeni town
Dozens of al Qaeda militants reclaimed the town of Azzan in Yemen's Shabwa province on Monday, residents said, exploiting a security vacuum in the...
Saudi Border Guard Killed in Firefight
A Saudi Border Guard died Monday in an exchange of fire on the border with Yemen, the interior ministry said on day two of...
NATO rules out sending ground troops to fight ISIS
NATO has ruled out sending ground troops to fight against ISIS militants in Syria, NATO General Secretary Jens Stoltenberg told a Swiss newspaper, stressing...
