Saudi intercepts missile from Yemen, truce maintained
Saudi air defence forces on Monday intercepted a ballistic missile fired from Yemen, but a Saudi-led military coalition will maintain a shaky truce despite...
ISIS smuggles majority of oil via Turkey: Iraq PM said
Iraq’s premier Haider al-Abadi said Monday that most of the oil smuggled by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group goes through...
Saudi jets arrive in Turkey to strike ISIS hours before truce
Saudi jets on Friday arrived at a Turkish base to join the air campaign against Islamic State (ISIS) jihadists in Syria only hours before...
Saudi-Iranian tensions can't halt slide in oil prices
Even the escalating tension between Iran and Saudi Arabia, two big oil-producing countries, can't halt the slide in energy prices.
Oil futures spiked briefly on...
Lebanese army kill 2, arrests 27 militants in border town
Lebanese soldiers killed two gunmen and arrested at least 27 suspected militants, including a commander from the Islamic State (ISIS) group, in a raid...
Saudi Naimi says global oil demand can absorb Iran output jump
Saudi Arabian oil minister Ali al-Naimi said on Friday growing global demand could absorb an expected jump in Iranian production next year while the...
Iran cleric threatens destruction of Israeli cities
A prominent Iranian cleric on Friday threatened two Israeli cities with destruction if the country "acts foolishly" and retaliates against it again, while thousands...
Yemen government vows to stay in Aden despite Daesh bombings
Yemen's government has said it will stay in the country's temporary capital Aden despite a deadly Islamic State group attack on its headquarters which...
Afghan vice president unharmed in attack in Kabul – spokesman
KABUL, Sept 9 (Reuters) - A roadside bomb in Kabul targeted first Afghan Vice President Amrullah Saleh on Wednesday morning, his spokesman said, but...
Gulf ministers express solidarity with France
Gulf foreign ministers expressed solidarity with France Tuesday after attacks claimed by the Islamic State group killed at least 129 people in Paris.
"The ministers...
