U.N. evacuates refugees to Italy from Libya for first time
The United Nations began bringing African refugees to Italy from Libya on Friday, evacuating them from detention centres whose conditions have been condemned by...
Youths in Tunisia’s deprived south dream of ‘real’ jobs
Tataouine (AFP) - In the southernmost Tunisian town of Tataouine, being young often means being unemployed, while even those who have a job dream...
Syria's new US-backed force faces teething problems
The call came around noon, about four hours after U.S.-backed Syrian fighters announced they had taken over an air base outside a town held...
Kuwait 's telecom 'Zain' profit's rose in Q4 then took a dive in 2015
Kuwaiti telecoms giant Zain said Wednesday its net profit rose slightly in the fourth quarter but fell sharply in 2015 due to unrest in...
Zoo animals starve in Yemen city
Fighting, bombing and a blockade by militiamen of food and water that have killed hundreds of people in the southwestern Yemeni city of Taiz...
Saudi-led strikes kill at least 54 Yemenis – Houthi-run agency
Strikes by Saudi-led coalition aircraft killed at least 54 people in attacks across Yemen on Tuesday, including four children, the Houthi-run Sabanews.net news agency...
Saudi dies of MERS in Hofuf
The Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) claimed the life of a 57-year-old Saudi man on Sunday, according to an official from the Ministry...
Arab foreign ministers accuse Iran of undermining regional security
Arab foreign ministers condemned attacks on Saudi diplomatic missions in Iran and warned on Sunday that the country would face wider opposition if it...
Gulf Arabs oppose Russia role in Syria, still bent on Al Assad’s ouster
Russia’s military intervention in support of President Bashar Al Assad has dismayed Gulf Arab enemies of the Syrian leader who say it will prolong...
GCC debt to double, assets to slide by 2020
Public debt of the oil-rich Gulf states is expected to double and assets decline by a third by 2020 as they seek to finance...
