Abu Dhabi lays off staff as Gulf austerity tightens
Thousands of layoffs at state-linked companies in Abu Dhabi are a fresh sign the Gulf's wealthy oil states are hunkering down for a long...
Afghan politician shot dead as Taliban launch series of attacks
Gunmen killed a provincial deputy governor and three others in an ambush in Afghanistan on Thursday, officials said, as the Taliban carried out a...
Dubai firm developing hybrid diesel and solar technology in Saudi Arabia
A Dubai-based power company is developing a hybrid diesel and solar power plant in Saudi Arabia amid declining fuel subsidies.
SES Smart Energy Solutions, based in...
Saudi King Salman is committed to diversifying the economy
Saudi King Salman said on Wednesday the kingdom was committed to implementing programmes to diversify sources of income in order to reduce its dependence...
'Thunder' in Saudi desert as huge military drill ends
Warplanes roared overhead, tanks rumbled across the desert and smoke filled the sky Thursday during the final stage of what Saudi Arabia has billed...
U.S. considering moving troops from Sinai
The U.S. military is considering pulling troops from a base in the northeastern part of Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, partly because of the increasing threat...
Iraq grants oil exploration permits near Iran and Kuwait
Iraq's oil ministry said Thursday it has granted licences to explore oil blocs in zones bordering Iran for the first time in half a...
Syria's Assad shows no willingness to compromise
As the Syria peace talks resume next week, President Bashar al-Assad, backed militarily by Iran and Russia, shows no willingness to compromise, much less...
Iran says any U.S. sanctions on missiles illegal
Iran condemned on Thursday as arbitrary and illegal reported U.S. plans for new sanctions on international companies and individuals over Tehran's ballistic missile program.
"As...
Two Iraqi journalists shot dead
Gunmen shot dead two Iraqi television journalists north of Baghdad on Tuesday who had been on a reporting trip with a top security officer,...
