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Kuwait and Saudi agree to resume output at disputed oilfield

Saudi Arabia and Kuwait have reached a deal to resume production at the disputed Khafji offshore oilfield, Kuwait's acting oil minister said on Tuesday. "An...

No sign of Saudi rescuing oil market

Low oil prices have pushed top exporter Saudi Arabia to hasten difficult economic reforms and cut spending on popular benefits, but it has few...

UN says aiming to restart Syria peace talks on April 9

The UN's Syria envoy said Thursday he is aiming to restart peace talks on April 9, disregarding a regime request that negotiations not resume...

Saudi Kayan pulls down Tadawul index

Shares in Saudi petrochemical manufacturer Saudi Kayan tumbled on Thursday after it swung to a third-quarter loss, pulling down the Tadawul All-Share index. Most Middle...

Oil market jumps on output woes in Canada and Libya

Oil prices rallied Thursday with Brent breaching $45 a barrel on worries over output from Canada and Libya, while traders reacted also to falling...

Somali militants kill five police in north Kenya, says governor

Somalia's al Shabaab militants killed five police officers in a border region in northeastern Kenya on Monday, a regional official said. There was no immediate...

Prosecutor: Kansas militia members wanted to kill Muslims

Three militia members plotted to bomb a Kansas mosque and apartment complex housing Somali immigrants to kill as many Muslims as possible, a federal...

Kuwait MPs demand 24 officials prosecuted over Dow deal

Kuwaiti MPs called on the government Wednesday to refer 24 ex-oil officials to the public prosecutor over a scrapped deal with US firm Dow...

Saudi Arabia says shot down missile fired from Yemen

Saudi Arabia says it has shot down a missile fired into the kingdom from nearby Yemen, which is engulfed in a civil war. The Saudi...

Saudi links Yemeni expatriate who killed policeman to ISIS

A Yemeni expatriate who killed a policeman in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday by running him over with his car and then stabbing him had...

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