37 sentenced to death including top militant leader, Egypt
The Cairo Criminal Court on Monday sentenced to death 37 defendants, including one of the country’s most high-profile militants, following their conviction of terrorism-related...
IEA: Oil price unlikely to rise much further
The price of oil is unlikely to rise much further after rallying almost 90 percent since January, as the global market shows signs of...
Saudi shares dive after deficit announcement
Saudi shares dived at the start of trading Tuesday a day after the oil-rich kingdom announced a record $98 billion deficit this year and...
Turkey gave Hamas members passports, Israel says
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey has given passports to a dozen Hamas members in Istanbul, a senior Israeli diplomat said on Wednesday, describing the move...
France to resume beef exports to Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia has lifted a 15-year-old ban on French beef, opening one of the markets closed to France due to past cases of mad...
Istanbul airport bombers planned hostage-taking, says report
The three suicide attackers who struck Istanbul's main international airport this week are believed to have been planning to take dozens of people hostage,...
Militants bomb college in Yemen's port city of Aden
Militants bombed a local college in the southern Yemeni city of Aden on Wednesday, following previous threats against the school, security officials and witnesses...
Sudanese to be deported by Jordan await fate near airport
Hundreds of Sudanese asylum seekers slated for deportation have spent a night near Jordan's international airport, as the U.N. refugee agency urged Jordan not...
UN: 3,500 slaves held by ISIS in Iraq
An estimated 3,500 people, mainly women and children, are believed to be held as slaves in Iraq by ISIS militants who impose a harsh...
U.S. and allies stage 24 strikes against Islamic State
The United States and its allies conducted two dozen strikes against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria on Thursday in the U.S.-backed coalition's latest...
