Saudi public fund to double assets by 2020
Riyadh, Oct 25, 2017 (AFP) - Saudi Arabia, smarting from a three-year oil slump, said Wednesday that it aims to nearly double the assets...
Truce takes hold in Aleppo but fighting goes on elsewhere in Syria
A cessation of hostilities agreement brokered by Russia and the United States brought a measure of relief to the battered Syrian city of Aleppo...
Saudi prince to discuss reform drive in visits to China and Japan
Saudi Arabia's powerful Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will discuss the kingdom's drive to cut its reliance on oil exports in visits to...
Strikes on Raqqa 'kill 32 IS militants'
Air strikes on the Syrian city of Raqqa have killed at least 32 Islamic State (IS) militants and wounded 40 more, an activist group...
Iraqi PM to US: We Don't Need Your Boots on the Ground to Fight...
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has ruled out supporting the deployment of US ground forces in the country to fight against jihadist groups like...
Yemeni army advances against Al Qaeda in Aden
The Yemeni army backed by local fighters seized control of parts of Aden held by al Qaeda on Wednesday as part of a push...
Arab League to hold emergency talks on Saudi-Iran row
The Arab League will hold emergency talks at the request of Saudi Arabia on Sunday to discuss attacks in Iran on the kingdom's embassy...
Isis endorses organ harvesting document taken in U.S. raid said
ISIS has sanctioned the harvesting of human organs in a previously undisclosed ruling by the group’s Islamic scholars, raising concerns that the violent extremist...
Syrian presidency seeks end to terrorism before initiatives
The Syrian presidency said on Tuesday political initiatives could not work in Syria before terrorism had been wiped out, sticking by its long-held position...
200 Al-Shabab fighters pledge allegiance to ISIS
Kenya's police chief says about 200 Islamic extremist fighters have split from Somalia's al-Shabab rebels, who are allied to al-Qaida, and have instead pledged...
