Saudi reform plan pleases markets
A sweeping economic reform plan announced by Saudi Arabia on Monday pleased the financial markets but fell short of convincing sceptics that the kingdom...
Tunisia protest figure released after new clashes in deprived south
Tunis, (AFP) - A protest leader in southern Tunisia was released Wednesday, a lawyer said, four days after his arrest amid angry protests over...
Iran deal closer to reality as U.S. prepares sanctions waivers
The United States approved conditional sanctions waivers for Iran on Sunday, though it cautioned they would not take effect until Tehran has curbed its...
Iran removed core from Arak reactor in key nuclear deal step
Iran has removed the sensitive core of its Arak nuclear reactor and U.N. inspectors will visit the site on Thursday to verify the move...
Iran TV airs images of site of airplane crash that killed 65
Iranian search-and-rescue teams on Tuesday offered the first images of the site of an airplane crash in southern Iran that killed 65 people, with...
Joint Turkish and Russian patrols in northwest Syria amid protests
Turkey’s Defense Ministry state that Turkish and Russian troops began joint patrols Sunday on a key highway in northwestern Syria, while both the Russian...
King Salman and Erdogan discuss Syria in telephone conversation
Saudi Arabia's King Salman and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan spoke by phone late on Tuesday and said attacks by Russia and Syrian government forces north of...
African and Arab defence ministers focus on 'terrorism' in Egypt meet
Defence ministers and officials of 27 African and Arab countries began a two-day meeting in Egypt on Thursday that will explore military and counter-terrorism...
Death toll in Syrian civil war is 470,000
In five years of civil war, 400,000 Syrians have been killed and another 70,000 have perished due to a lack of basics such as...
Politicians and celebs deny abuse of offshore accounts
The president of Ukraine became the latest prominent politician to deny wrongdoing Wednesday after his name was linked to secretive offshore accounts arranged by...
