Saudi businessman gives $10M for Islamic law center at Yale
A Saudi businessman has donated $10 million to Yale Law School to establish what school officials hope will become the country's top center for...
Russia says coordinated oil output cuts with OPEC unlikely
Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said on Friday coordinated oil production cuts with OPEC to support falling oil prices were unlikely and would be...
Jordan King Abdullah swears in new government to prepare for elections
Jordanian King Abdullah swore in a new government led by a business-friendly politician on Wednesday and charged him with preparing for parliamentary elections by...
Morocco investigates journalist after Amnesty claims
Rabat (AFP) - Morocco said Wednesday it is investigating a journalist for receiving "foreign funding" for "intelligence services" days after rights group Amnesty alleged...
Yemeni resistance foils rebel attack in Taiz
Yemeni national resistance foiled an attacked launched by the Houthi militias and their allies in the Southwestern town of Taiz and inflicted heavy losses...
German FM: Saudi Arabia key to fight against ISIS
Saudi Arabia has a central role in fighting ISIS as it can help eliminate the ultra-hardline militant group's ideological breeding ground, Germany's foreign minister...
Israel warned at UN against annexation but US gives green light
United Nations (AFP) - The United Nations and European and Arab powers on Wednesday warned Israel that its plans to annex Palestinian land would...
Syria Al-Nusra frees 16 Lebanese servicemen in swap deal
Al-Qaeda's Syrian affiliate on Tuesday freed 16 Lebanese soldiers and police held for more than year in exchange for the release of prisoners and...
Saudi-led coalition drops weapons for allies in Yemeni city
Warplanes from a Saudi-led coalition bombed the Iran-allied Houthi movement across Yemen on Wednesday and dropped weapons to Islamist militias battling the group, a...
U.S. considering moving troops from Sinai
The U.S. military is considering pulling troops from a base in the northeastern part of Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, partly because of the increasing threat...
