GCC debt to double, assets to slide by 2020
Public debt of the oil-rich Gulf states is expected to double and assets decline by a third by 2020 as they seek to finance...
Saudi says to ensure Binladin Group resolves wage issue
The Saudi labour minister vowed Tuesday to ensure the Binladin Group keeps a promise to resolve wage issues, amid reports of thousands at the...
British and U.S. spies hacked Israeli air force networks
The United States and Britain have monitored secret sorties and communications by Israel's air force in a hacking operation dating back to 1998, according...
Egypt struggles to get subsidised food to poor amid dollar crisis
"Any rice?" says the woman, leaning into a shop in Cairo and brandishing a green smartcard that carries her family's food credits. The shopkeeper...
EU leaves Britain out in the cold as PM race begins
European leaders met Wednesday without Britain for the first time in 40 years to prepare for life after the Brexit bombshell, as the race...
Yemen eyes place in GCC once war clouds disperse
Yemen is to seek membership of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) once peace and security returns to the country.
Mohammed Maytami, Yemeni minister of planning,...
Muhammad Ali, "The Greatest", passes away age 74
The death of Muhammad Ali, the former heavyweight champion known as much for his political activism as his boxing brilliance, triggered a worldwide outpouring...
6 soldiers killed in double suicide bombing in Aden
At least six Yemeni troops were killed and dozens were wounded on Wednesday when two suicide bombers blew up their cars at a military...
Turkey to offer work permits for Syrian refugees
Turkey is to grant work permits to Syrian refugees, an official statement said Friday, in a key move which could allow Syrians to build...
Syrian army launches assault against rebels in Golan Heights
The Syrian army and allied militias launched an offensive in the Golan Heights on Thursday, in what rebels said was part of a major...
