Kerry calls for common ground with Russia on Syria and Ukraine
The United States and Russia need to find "common ground" to end Syria's civil war and restore stability in eastern Ukraine, U.S. Secretary of...
Saudi takes steps out of welfare state under King Salman
Faced with a massive decline in oil revenues, Saudi Arabia's King Salman marked his first year in power by taking steps to end his...
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...
Saudi crown prince, Mohammed Bin Salman, backs rollover of oil output cuts
Riyadh, Oct 26, 2017 (AFP) - Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said the kingdom supports extending a deal by oil producers to cut...
U.N. envoy struggles to start Yemen talks, truce may collapse
The U.N. envoy to Yemen sought on Tuesday to persuade Yemen's Houthi group to send representatives to peace talks in Kuwait as a shaky...
Saudi Hajj disaster death toll shows over 1,250 killed
An Associated Press count shows that at least 1,254 pilgrims were killed in a crush and stampede during the hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia.
The...
Merkel tells Britain no "cherry-picking" in Brexit talks
Chancellor Angela Merkel told Britain on Tuesday it will not be able to not cherry-pick the parts of the European Union it wants, such...
China's President Xi to visit Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Iran next week
Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Iran next week, Beijing's foreign ministry said Friday, as the world's second-largest economy seeks...
Moscow's call not to discuss Assad's fate may halt Syria peace talks
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's future should be the main topic of Syrian peace talks in Geneva, and Moscow's call not to discuss this aims...
OPEC fails to agree policy but Saudis pledge no shocks
Saudi Arabia promised on Thursday not to flood the oil market with extra barrels even as OPEC failed to agree on output policy, with...
