On Saudi-Iran rift, Gulf Arab states tread with caution
Gulf Arab states rallied dutifully behind Saudi Arabia when it cut relations with Iran last week, recalling their ambassadors and cancelling flights to Tehran...
Yemen's government and Houthis claim truce violations
Yemen's dominant Houthi group and President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi's government have accused each other of violating a ceasefire aimed at facilitating U.N.-sponsored peace talks,...
Iran's October missile test violated U.N. ban: expert panel
Iran violated a U.N. Security Council resolution in October by test-firing a missile capable of delivering a nuclear warhead, a team of sanctions monitors...
Tunisian police clash with protestors over lack of job opportunities
Tunisian police firing tear gas clashed with hundreds of protesters who tried to storm local government buildings in several towns on Thursday in the...
Syrian opposition seeks to close ranks as army gains on ground
Syria's fragmented opposition and rebel groups sought common ground on Wednesday ahead of planned negotiations to end a conflict which has devastated the country...
Expats and employers worried over Saudi tax proposal
Expatriates in Saudi Arabia and their Saudi employers alike voiced unease about a proposal the government is studying to impose income tax on foreign...
Airstrikes kill at least 20 Yemeni rebel fighters
Yemeni security officials say a Saudi-led coalition has launched more than a dozen airstrikes against anti-government rebels in Taiz province, killing at least 20.
They...
Saudi Aramco to expand as oil demand grows
State oil giant Saudi Aramco, which could soon become the world's largest listed company, will keep expanding despite low crude prices, its president said...
UNSC to prepare ‘further measures’ against N. Korea
The U.N. Security Council agreed on Wednesday to roll out new measures to punish North Korea after its shock announcement of a hydrogen bomb...
Erdogan cuts short US trip, to skip Muhammad Ali's funeral
Turkey's President has cut short his trip to the US and will not attend the funeral of boxer Muhammad Ali, his office said Friday,...
