ISIS bombings near Syria Shiite shrine kill 71
Bombings claimed by the ISIS jihadist group killed 71 people and wounded dozens more on Sunday near a revered Shiite shrine outside the Syrian...
Iran to upgrade missiles and get Russian defence system
Iran will unveil an upgrade of its Emad ballistic missiles this year, the defence minister was quoted as saying, advancing a programme that has...
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...
Kerry to chair U.N. Security Council meeting on Syria
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will chair a meeting of the United Nations Security Council on Friday to push efforts to end the...
UN rights monitor on Palestinian territories quits over lack of access
The UN expert on the human rights situation in the occupied Palestinian territories resigned Monday, complaining that Israel had never granted him access to...
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...
Saudi Arabia warns off Israel over Al-Aqsa Mosque late attacks
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman has condemned Israel for its blatant attacks on worshippers at Al-Aqsa Mosque.
The king has spoken on...
Bus driver who turned Paris attacker skipped police watch
One of the attackers who blew himself up in Paris's Bataclan concert hall had missed at least four weekly check-ins with French police who...
Turkey 'will regret' downing Russian bomber in Syria: Putin said
Russian President Vladimir Putin has castigated Turkey's leaders, warning that they will regret shooting down a Russian Su-24 bomber in Syria.
In a state of...
