Turkish base in Iraqi Kurdistan attacked
A Turkish base in Iraqi Kurdistan came under attack on Tuesday, a witness and the rebel Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) said, without claiming responsibility.
Intense...
Saudi to take $10 billion foreign loan
Saudi Arabia will take a $10 billion loan from foreign banks to help close the gap in its state finances from collapsed oil revenues,...
Syria ‘welcomes’ French statement on including regime in anti-ISIS fight
Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem on Friday welcomed the proposal by his French counterpart Laurent Fabius to include the Syrian army in efforts to...
Maldives impeaches vice president as emergency law deepens turmoil
The parliament in the Maldives impeached the vice president on Thursday over his alleged role in a blast on the president's speedboat, a day...
Nilesat Arab satellite operator drops Hezbollah TV
A leading Arab satellite operator cut transmission of Hezbollah's television channel Al-Manar on Wednesday amid rising tensions between the Lebanese Shiite group's backer Iran...
UN: 'no amnesty' for suspected Syria war criminals
The United Nations human rights chief on Monday said that no amnesty should be possible for people suspected of committing war crimes or crimes...
Egyptian president in Greece for energy and security talks
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi is in Athens for a two-day visit that will focus on energy and shipping, as financially troubled Greece seeks economic...
Muslims around the world celebrate Eid
Muslims around the world celebrated the Eid-al-Fitr religious holiday on Wednesday, marking the end of Islam's holy month of Ramadan.
Like the start of Ramadan,...
Dubai firm developing hybrid diesel and solar technology in Saudi Arabia
A Dubai-based power company is developing a hybrid diesel and solar power plant in Saudi Arabia amid declining fuel subsidies.
SES Smart Energy Solutions, based in...
Iraq's Abadi plants flag in Ramadi to mark Isis defeat
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi planted the national flag in Ramadi on Tuesday after the army retook the city center from Islamic State a...
