Egypt quashes jail terms for 47 protesters
An Egyptian appeals court has overturned five-year prison sentences for 47 people for participating in unauthorised protests, but upheld fines of more than $11,000...
Dubai presents Expo 2020 plans
Dubai presented ambitious plans Tuesday for its hosting of the 2020 World Expo, the first in the Middle East, with organisers hoping to attract...
Libya says oil production up at 300,000 bpd
Crude production in oil-rich but conflict-ridden Libya is now more than 300,000 barrels per day since a new terminal opened in the east, the...
Yemen university bomb kills gardener, injures two students
A bomb at Sanaa University killed a gardener and wounded at least two students on Tuesday, police and medical sources said, in a relatively...
Qatar energy minister wants 'fair' oil price
The oil market is slowly recovering from its steep drop over the past two years but crude is still not trading at a "fair...
EgyptAir plane crash remains suggest blast on board
Human remains retrieved from the crashed EgyptAir flight suggest that there was an explosion on board the plane, although no traces of explosives have...
Turkey's Erdogan approves new government formed by ally
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday approved a new government formed by one of his most trusted allies, who has pledged to push...
Saudi border guard killed, three wounded in mine blast
A Saudi border guard was killed and three others were wounded by a landmine that exploded while on patrol alongside the border with Yemen...
Could UAE solar push lead a trend for the Gulf?
As the Gulf states take steps to expand their use of clean energy, a bold plan by the United Arab Emirates to boost its...
GE announces deals worth over $1.4 billion with Saudi Arabia
General Electric Co. said Monday it made a series of deals with Saudi Arabia worth over $1.4 billion as part of the kingdom's ambitious...
