Nilesat Arab satellite operator drops Hezbollah TV
A leading Arab satellite operator cut transmission of Hezbollah's television channel Al-Manar on Wednesday amid rising tensions between the Lebanese Shiite group's backer Iran...
Oil price slump 'wake-up call' for producers: IMF chief
The head of the International Monetary Fund said Tuesday that the global slump in oil prices was a "splendid wake-up call" for energy-producing countries...
A year's worth of rain in Qatar as floods hit Saudi Arabia
A year's worth of rain deluged parts of Qatar on Wednesday as seasonal storms moving through Saudi Arabia flooded streets in a city northwest...
King Salman receives President of Chad in Riyadh
King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud received Predisent of Chad, Idriss Deby Itno, at Al-Yamamah Palace Sunday.
King Salman and President Deby Itno discussed bilateral relations and...
UAE jails 2 Lebanese for six months for Hezbollah links
A United Arab Emirates court sentenced two Lebanese nationals and a Lebanese-Canadian citizen to six months in jail followed by expulsion for setting up...
Yemen ceasefire awaited on eve of Switzerland talks
Yemen's warring factions are set to observe a ceasefire starting Monday at midnight, the government said, despite growing signs of mutual mistrust on the...
Italy agrees to let anti-ISIS drones depart from Sicily
Italy has agreed to let armed U.S. drones take off from an air base in Sicily on a case-by-case basis for defensive missions against Islamic...
Shift in Saudi oil thinking deepens OPEC split
As OPEC officials gathered this week to formulate a long-term strategy, few in the room expected the discussions would end without a clash. But...
How Saudi Arabia plans to shake up its economy
In late February, several hundred Saudi officials, company executives and foreign consultants gathered in a luxury Riyadh hotel to discuss how Saudi Arabia's economy...
Israeli forces raid top Palestinian university
The Israeli army raided a top Palestinian university in the occupied West Bank overnight, seizing computer equipment and causing damage, the university said Monday.
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