New Saudi energy minister shows he takes OPEC seriously
For OPEC watchers, every little detail matters.
When the oil producer group holds its half-yearly meetings, what time the ministers arrive in Vienna, how they...
Gulf economic slowdown sees foreign workers trapped by debts
The economic slowdown gripping countries across the Arabian Gulf can be seen in layoffs, slowed construction projects and government cutbacks. For the millions of foreign...
Saudi intercepts and destroys ballistic missile from Yemen
Saudi Arabia has intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile fired from Yemen and a Saudi-led military coalition said in a statement late on Monday...
Fourteen soldiers killed in southern Yemen clashes
Fourteen government soldiers were killed on Sunday in a push to retake a southern Yemeni city from the Iran-allied Houthi group, military officials said,...
ISIS drives Syria rebels from near Turkish border
Islamic State (ISIS) fighters captured territory from Syrian rebels near the Turkish border on Friday and inched closer to a town on a supply...
UN: No Syria talks for 2-3 weeks
There will be no new round of Syria talks for at least two or three weeks, the office of U.N.special envoy for Syria Staffan...
Trump vows to undo Obama's climate agenda in appeal to oil sector
Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, promised on Thursday to roll back some of America's most ambitious environmental policies, actions that he said...
Al Qaeda still reaping oil profits in Yemen despite battlefield reverses
Al Qaeda may have been pushed out of the enclave it carved out in Yemen as the country descended into civil war, but the...
Iraqi PM asks protesters to stay home to aid Fallujah push
Iraq's prime minister appealed on Thursday to Iraqis to postpone the weekly protests due the following day so that security forces can focus on...
Oil above $50 for first time this year
Oil prices jumped Thursday above $50 for the first time this year as a long-lasting global supply glut shows increased signs of easing.
In a...
