Kuwait court sentences two to death for spying for Iran and Hezbollah
A Kuwaiti court sentenced two men accused of spying for Iran and Hezbollah to death on Tuesday, a Reuters witness said.
The case also included...
Iraq plans parliamentary elections for May 15
BAGHDAD, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Iraq plans to hold parliamentary elections on May 15 to choose a prime minister, a statement from the prime...
ISIS double standards sow growing disillusion
Mohammed Saad, a Syrian activist, was imprisoned by the Islamic State group, hung by his arms and beaten regularly. Then one day, his jailors...
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...
Saudi-Iran tensions disrupt oil freeze deal
A deal to freeze oil output by OPEC and non-OPEC producers fell apart on Sunday after Saudi Arabia demanded that Iran join in despite...
Coalition says seizes Iranian boat carrying arms to Yemen
The military coalition led by Saudi Arabia said it seized an Iranian boat carrying weapons bound for Yemen in an incident set to raise...
Morocco says to cut UN Western Sahara mission after Ban remarks
Morocco's government said on Tuesday it would cut staff at the United Nations' Western Sahara mission and threatened to pull out of United Nations...
Syria army cuts off main town in Ghouta rebel enclave
Syrian regime forces on Saturday cut off the largest town in Eastern Ghouta from the rest of the opposition enclave in a blow to...
Yemen peace talks to start Dec 15 alongside ceasefire
Yemen's warring parties are expected to observe a humanitarian truce and start U.N.-sponsored peace talks in Switzerland from Dec. 15 in a bid to...
NYU Abu Dhabi blocks journalists from filming John Kerry
Former U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday warned that "true civil discourse" is under threat around the world while speaking to graduates...
