Bashar Assad must go: Obama says at U.N
UNITED NATIONS, United States: US President Barack Obama said Tuesday that Syrian President Bashar Assad must go if the Daesh is to be defeated,...
Oil surges to 2016 highs on reported Saudi-Russian deal
Oil prices surged Tuesday to 2016 highs on reports of an agreement between Saudi Arabia and Russia on freezing output.
US benchmark West Texas Intermediate...
Saudia projects 30m passengers for next year
Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) has announced that it expects their total number of passengers to exceed 30 million next year.
This statement came during a...
Oil prices rise after Saudi Arabia cuts ties with Iran
Oil prices rose Monday on Middle East supply risks after Saudi Arabia cut diplomatic ties with Iran.
At about 1230 GMT, US benchmark West Texas...
NATO cannot limit missile defenses to please Russia, U.S. says
NATO allies cannot agree to Russian demands to limit their missile defenses because of the threat posed by North Korea, a senior U.S. State...
Car bomb attack at Turkish police station kills 6
Kurdish rebels detonated a car bomb at a police station in southeastern Turkey, then attacked it with rocket launchers and firearms, killing five people,...
Saudi says open to sending special forces into Syria
Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir on Monday held out the possibility of sending Saudi special forces into Syria as part of a U.S.-led coalition...
Saudi Aramco in talks to buy CNPC refinery stake, retail assets
Saudi Aramco, the world's biggest oil producer, is in talks to acquire a stake in a China National Petroleum Corp refinery as well as...
Sudan threatens to close border with South Sudan again
Sudan threatened on Thursday to close its recently reopened border with South Sudan, accusing its neighbour of supporting rebel groups.
Stoking tensions further, Sudan's cabinet...
Two women die of MERS in Riyadh, Saudi
Two elderly Saudi women died from Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus virus (MERS-CoV) Sunday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The Health Ministry reported that the victims were...
