Turkey's Erdogan says no one has right to "slander" over ISIS oil claims
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday no one had the right to "slander" Turkey by accusing it of buying oil from Islamic State,...
17 women elected to Saudi local councils
Saudi Arabians voted 17 women into public office in municipal elections in the conservative Islamic kingdom on Saturday, the first to allow female participation,...
Afghanistan: Car bomb near stadium kills 13, says official
A car bombing outside a sports stadium in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province on Friday killed 13 people and wounded 40 others, an official said.
Aminullah...
Algeria’s Tebboune and Macron discuss Sahel: presidency
Algiers (AFP) - Algeria's President Abdelmadjid Tebboune and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron discussed the Sahel and Libya's conflict over the phone on Saturday,...
Bahrain slams British and U.S. interference in internal affairs
Bahrain on Monday dismissed as "unacceptable interference" U.S. and British criticism of its decision to dissolve the main Shi'ite Muslim opposition party, as senior...
ISIS income fell by 30% after territory losses
Islamic State (ISIS) group revenues have dropped by around 30 percent since last year, forcing the group to introduce a range of new taxes...
Oil companies in Iraq agree to restart investment, boost output
Iraq has reached agreement with BP, Shell and Lukoil to restart stalled investment in oil fields the firms are developing, allowing projects that were...
Syria's al-Moualem to head government delegation at peace talks
Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem will head a government delegation at peace talks with the country's opposition later this week, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister...
Pakistan mourns university massacre victims
Pakistan observed a day of national mourning Thursday for the 21 people killed when heavily-armed gunmen stormed a university in the troubled northwest, exposing...
Saudi led Arab Coalition jets destroy Houthi weapons stores
Saudi led Arab coalition warplanes attacked Houthi weapons caches near the capital Sanaa on Tuesday while other jets raided a rebel military training camp north...
