Oil prices dip on stronger dollar
Crude prices dipped further in Asia on Friday on a stronger dollar, dampening a rally that saw the commodity hit 11-month highs earlier in...
Saudi may start privatising postal system by start of 2017
Saudi Arabia is likely to start privatising its postal system by early next year, telecommunications minister Mohammed al-Suwaiyal said on Thursday, in a test...
Jordan parliament elections to be held 20. September
Jordan's Independent Elections Commission has set 20 September as the date for parliamentary elections.
Thursday's announcement came less than two weeks after King Abdullah II dissolved...
French special forces on ground in northern Syria
French special forces are advising rebels on the ground in northern Syria in an offensive against Islamic State (ISIS) fighters for control of the...
Gulf Air cuts losses by more than 60%
Bahrain's struggling carrier Gulf Air said Wednesday it reduced losses by 62 percent last year as a result of the company's restructuring.
Losses fell from...
Saudi to showcase arts in reform drive
Saudi Arabia plans to develop its arts and media industry to counter negative "stereotypes" of the kingdom, which has no public cinemas or theatres.
The...
United and Iberia airlines pull out of Nigeria
U.S. airline United and Spain's Iberia are pulling out of Nigeria as the government is urged to release more than $600 million in air...
Suicide bombings in and around Iraqi capital kill 27 people
Two suicide attacks in and around the Iraqi capital on Thursday killed at least 27 people and wounded dozens, officials said.
The deadliest attack took...
Expats and employers worried over Saudi tax proposal
Expatriates in Saudi Arabia and their Saudi employers alike voiced unease about a proposal the government is studying to impose income tax on foreign...
Chad sends 2,000 troops to Niger for counterattack on Boko Haram
Chad has sent 2,000 troops to Niger to prepare a counterattack against Boko Haram after the militant group seized a Nigerien town, two senior...
