Saudi fiscal reserves slide to 4-year low on weak oil
Saudi Arabia's fiscal reserves dropped to a four-year low last year as the government sought to finance a budget deficit caused by plunging oil...
ISIS suicide bombing kills 40 army recruits in Aden
A suicide car bombing claimed by Islamic State (ISIS) killed at least 40 army recruits and injured 60 others in the Yemeni city of...
Russia and Turkey trade accusations over Syria
Russia said on Thursday it suspected Turkey was preparing a military incursion into Syria, as a Syrian army source said Aleppo would soon be...
Oil up as Kuwait revives hope for output freeze deal
Oil prices climbed in Asia Wednesday after Kuwait said an agreement to freeze output during a producers' meeting this month could still be reached...
Syrian opposition rejects talks before goodwill steps
A senior Syrian opposition official on Friday ruled out even indirect peace talks with the government before a halt to Russian air strikes and...
Congress questions sale of US residence in Israel to Adelson
WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department has informally confirmed to Congress that Republican super-donor Sheldon Adelson is the buyer of the U.S. ambassador’s official...
Gunmen storm Baghdad mall after explosion
Four gunmen charged into a shopping mall in eastern Baghdad on Monday after a car bomb exploded outside, killing at least seven people, two...
Iran wary as EU presents plans to save nuclear deal
Iran said Saturday it would wait to see whether Europe produces tangible results in overcoming US sanctions before it decides whether to stay in...
No impact of hurricane Meg on Saudi coasts
The official spokesman for the Presidency of Meteorology and Environment (PME) Hussein Al-Qahtani said on Saturday that Hurricane Meg would have no direct impact...
Saudi-led coalition strikes kill at least 50 in Yemen
Air strikes by a Saudi-led coalition killed 50 people in Yemen when they hit a Houthi-held security compound in the north and a house...
