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...
Saudi Jarir bookstore removes Trump books from shelves
Saudi Arabia-based retail chain Jarir Bookstore has removed books written by U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump from its shelves, it said on Tuesday, part...
Syrian rebels Jaysh al-Islam back Saudi move to cut ties with Iran
Syrian insurgent group Jaysh al Islam on Monday welcomed Saudi Arabia's rupture of ties with Iran, saying Tehran's backing of Shi'ite militias was destabilizing...
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...
China's Xi offers support to Egypt ahead of uprising anniversary
China supports Egypt's efforts to maintain stability and believes every country has the right to set its own path, President Xi Jinping told his...
Obama to visit US mosque to counter Republican rhetoric about Muslims
President Barack Obama was set on Wednesday to make his first visit to a U.S. mosque, a trip the White House said was aimed...
Erdogan widens call for legal action against pro-Kurdish opposition
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday some lawmakers and local mayors from the pro-Kurdish opposition were behaving like members of a terrorist organisation...
Head of Syrian opposition SNC to visit Beijing this week
The head of the Western-backed opposition Syrian National Coalition (SNC) will visit China this week, as Beijing seeks to deepen ties with all sides...
Saudi strips powers from religious police, orders 'kinder' approach
Saudi Arabia has stripped its frequently criticised religious police of their powers to arrest, urging them to act "kindly and gently" in enforcing Islamic...
Gulf investors hold back from UK property deals on Brexit fears
Gulf Arab investors, some of the biggest buyers of British real estate, are holding back from new deals because they fear a property price...
