Turkey accuses Russia of playing up military threat after downed jet
Turkey on Wednesday accused Russia of “exaggerating” a military threat that Ankara said does not exist, comments likely to further strain tensions between the...
Oil will blow past $80 a barrel in 2016
The next big move in the price of oil will be up. For now, OPEC producers are flooding the market with cheap crude. But...
Putin vows 'extremely tough' action on Syria threats
President Vladimir Putin has ordered the Russian military to take "extremely tough" action against any threat to its forces in Syria.
Such targets must be...
Saudi Arabia allows women to stand in local elections
Saudi Arabia has allowed women to register to stand in local elections on Sunday, in a historic first for the ultra-conservative Muslim kingdom.
In a...
Saudi Arabia releases 1,000 Ethiopian prisoners
Saudi Arabia has agreed to release 1,000 Ethiopian nationals who have been in prison in the Gulf state for a variety of offences, Ethiopian...
Israeli hit Hamas in Gaza
Upon cross-border mortar fire, Israeli warplanes hit the Gaza Strip's Islamist rulers Hamas on Saturday, the Israeli army said.
Fighter aircraft hit "Hamas targets in...
Saudi monarch addresses Egyptian parliament
Saudi Arabia's king addressed the Egyptian parliament on Sunday, the fourth day of a visit that saw the oil-rich kingdom pledge billions of dollars...
Saudi prince says Turkey part of “triangle of evil”
Saudi Arabia's powerful Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has described Turkey as part of a "triangle of evil" along with Iran and hardline Islamist...
In Egypt, medicines disappear from shelves as dollar crisis bites
Nahed Ibrahim has scoured Egypt in vain to find a regular supply of medication to help her mother to recover from a stroke she...
Deal reached on political solution to Libya conflict
Warring Libyan factions meeting in Tunisia said Sunday they had reached an agreement to be approved by rival parliaments on ending the political deadlock...
