Hariri court rejects bid to acquit Hezbollah suspect
Judges at a UN-backed tribunal Wednesday threw out a bid to acquit an alleged Hezbollah member of any role in the 2005 assassination of...
Egypt detains activist blogger amid new wave of arrests
An Egyptian activist and blogger known for documenting police abuse was detained Wednesday, security officials said in the latest in a new wave of...
Saudi construction company Binladin terminates 50,000 jobs
Construction company Saudi Binladin Group has laid off 50,000 staff, a newspaper reported on Friday, as pressure on the industry rises amid government spending...
Saudi floats idea to lift oil prices, Iran and Russia reject cuts
Saudi Arabia appears to have floated the idea of a global deal to balance oil markets and lift prices from around the lowest levels...
Exclusive: After Paris, Americans want U.S. to do more to attack Islamic State –...
A majority of Americans want the United States to intensify its assault on the Islamic State following the Paris attacks, but most remain opposed...
Syrian government delegation in Geneva for peace talks
The Syrian government delegation to UN-brokered peace talks arrived in Geneva on Friday afternoon, a source close to the government told AFP, while the...
Israeli politicians suspect Netanyahu seeks election to survive corruption probes
A dispute within Israel's governing coalition over military conscription of ultra-orthodox Jewish men stirred speculation on Sunday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wants to...
Kremlin says Turkey's Erdogan requests meeting with Putin in Paris
Russia said on Friday that Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan had requested a meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Paris on Nov. 30.
"A...
Lebanon's speaker indicates presidency deal almost ready
The influential speaker of Lebanon's parliament signalled on Friday that a deal to elect a president was almost ready, raising hopes that a presidential...
Libyan coast guard rescues 186 migrants, recovers 5 bodies
Libya's coast guard says it has recovered the bodies of five migrants and rescued 186 others, including women and children, in separate operations in...
