Saudi to boost aid and investment in Egypt
Saudi Arabia has pledged a total of eight billion dollars in investment and aid to Egypt over the next five years, as Riyadh looks...
Lebanon currency in free-fall amid political impasse
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon's currency continued its downward spiral Wednesday, reaching a new low before the dollar and raising such alarm that it prompted...
King Salman urges G20 leaders to take ‘effective response’
There has so far been no collective action plan from the G20 and it has been criticized for its slow response.
Saudi Arabia's King Salman...
Gulf-backed Yemeni forces seize city from Al Qaeda
Yemeni forces backed by Apache helicopters from a Saudi-led coalition wrested the city of Houta from al Qaeda fighters after a gun battle on...
Pompeo says confident U.S. can develop common approach with Europeans on Iran
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday the changes Washington has demanded that Iran make are not difficult to implement and he...
Bahrain court sentences 57 men to 15-year terms for prison violence
A Bahraini court sentenced 57 men to 15-year jail terms on Monday for rioting in a prison outside the capital Manama last March, the...
Kerry urges "all of our efforts" for Syria cessation of hostilities at GCC
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry called on Thursday for all efforts to be applied to maintain the cessation of hostilities in Syria and...
Yemen shelling kills another Saudi border guard
Shelling from Yemen has killed another Saudi border guard, the interior ministry said, the eighth death from Yemeni firing into the kingdom in just...
Turkish troops repel ISIS attack on Iraq camp
Turkish troops have repelled an attack by ISIS jihadists on a camp used to train Iraqi fighters outside the city of Mosul in Iraq,...
Yemen to request joining GCC after restoring stability
Yemeni Minister of Planning Mohammed Maytami said Yemen will apply to join the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) after security is restored in the country.AP...
