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Tired of cheap oil, Saudis eye price boost to drive Aramco IPO

Two years after triggering an oil price war, Saudi Arabia has seemingly had enough of cheap crude amid budget pressures, fear of a future...

Fight against ISIS dominates as world leaders meet in Turkey

U.S. President Barack Obama and other world leaders arrived in Turkey on Sunday for a summit that has taken on new urgency after attacks...

Saudi Arabia welcome outcome of OPEC+ meeting

In a phone call between Trump and Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman, they both welcomed the outcome of OPEC+ meeting to cut oil...

Iran tells U.N. envoy spat with Saudis won't derail Syria talks

The United Nations envoy for Syria said on Sunday that Iran had assured him that its diplomatic spat with Saudi Arabia would not affect Syria...

Aid agencies call for full access in Syria as conflict enters 6th year

Humanitarian agencies demanded unconditional access to all communities in Syria as Russia continued on Wednesday to withdraw its military forces from the country. In a...

Merkel tells Britain no "cherry-picking" in Brexit talks

Chancellor Angela Merkel told Britain on Tuesday it will not be able to not cherry-pick the parts of the European Union it wants, such...

Saudi Arabia flooding death toll hits eight

The death toll from two days of rains and flooding in western Saudi Arabia rose to at least eight on Wednesday, including three children,...

France mourns dead as jets pound IS group stronghold in Syria

France fell silent at noon Monday to mourn victims of the Paris attacks after its warplanes pounded the Syrian stronghold of Islamic State, the...

Turkey detains more than 100 suspected PKK members ahead of Newroz spring festival

Turkish authorities on Tuesday detained more than 100 suspected Kurdish militants on suspicion of planning illegal demonstrations or plotting attacks for the Newroz spring...

Iraq Kurds repel major ISIS offensive

Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga forces repelled a multi-pronged offensive by ISIS in the northern province of Nineveh Wednesday, officials said. One of the targeted areas included...

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