Islamic State risk for Libya's troubled oil sector
When Islamic State militants attacked a perimeter gate guarding Libya's Es Sider oil terminal this month, they sent gunmen to kill guards before attempting...
Palestinians attack Israeli soldiers and civilians with knives, one killed
Three Palestinians attacked Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank and civilians in the Tel Aviv suburbs with knives on Monday and one of...
Google to boost renewable energy for data centres
Google announced plans Thursday to boost its use of renewable energy for its data centres, moving closer to its goal of 100 percent clean...
Air raids hit Al Qaeda Yemen camp, militants killed
Warplanes attacked an Al Qaeda camp in southern Yemen on Sunday, killing and wounding a number of militants, a local official said.
The aircraft launched...
Gulf states call for Yemen reconstruction meeting after peace deal
Gulf Arab states called on Thursday for an international reconstruction conference for Yemen after any peace deal to end the country's civil war.
The call...
Western Syria under heavy Russian bomb shelling
A wave of Russian air strikes in western Syria on Wednesday was being accompanied by a ground assault on at least four insurgent positions,...
Oil prices move up from 12 year lows as China shares rise
Oil prices rose modestly on Friday, still within reach of 11 and a half-year lows, boosted by a recovery in Chinese shares, but persistent...
Scottish nationalists to oppose any UK airstrikes in Syria
Scottish National Party (SNP) lawmakers, who form the third-largest bloc in the British parliament, will oppose any move by Prime Minister David Cameron to...
Saudi Arabia says seeks to balance interests of oil consumers and producers
Saudi Arabia said on Monday its energy policy was geared towards balancing the interests of oil consumers and producers and encouraging investment in different...
Assad tells Putin his government will help with Syria ceasefire
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday that his government was ready to assist in implementing a ceasefire in Syria,...
