Tehran sanctions lifted, Canada's Bombardier allowed to export to Iran
Canada confirmed for the first time on Tuesday that it plans to lift its sanctions on Tehran and said that if Airbus is allowed...
Obama slams anti-Muslim rhetoric in SOTU
United States President Barack Obama knocked Republican presidential candidates for anti-Muslim rhetoric and accused critics on Tuesday of playing into the hands of Islamic...
Saudi Arabia lists 4 firms, 3 Lebanese men with links to Hezbollah
Saudi Arabia said on Friday it had blacklisted four companies and three Lebanese men for having links to Lebanese Shi'ite Muslim militant group Hezbollah,...
Oman to raise taxes and gas prices amid global oil slump
Oman is going to cut government spending and also raise taxes and gasoline prices to cover an anticipated budget shortfall in the coming year.
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Yemen ceasefire takes effect as U.N. talks open
The Saudi-led coalition fighting Iran-backed Houthi militias in Yemen said on Tuesday that a ceasefire had begun at noon (0900 GMT) as scheduled.
Coalition spokesman...
US says Russia has ‘losing strategy’ in Syria
US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter said Monday that Russia is pursuing a “losing strategy” in Syria and that it must live up to its...
Prince Mohammed due to meet on Yemen with U.N. chief
Saudi Arabia's powerful deputy crown prince is due to meet U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday, the kingdom's ambassador said, after the United Nations...
Shiite imams thank security forces
Several Shiite imams at mosques holding Ashura commemorations in the Kingdom recently called on young people to unite and thanked the security forces for...
Iraq grants oil exploration permits near Iran and Kuwait
Iraq's oil ministry said Thursday it has granted licences to explore oil blocs in zones bordering Iran for the first time in half a...
Russian air strikes kill at least 30 in stepped up raids in northwest Syria
Air strikes believed to have been carried out by Russian jets killed at least 30 people in the town of Ariha in northwestern Syria...
