Libyan dinar slides more amid continued political deadlock
Libya's dinar has plunged to a new low on the black market amid continued political deadlock in this oil-rich country.
Traders were selling the dinar...
ISIS-inspired militants on offensive in southern Philippines
Militants fighting in the name of the Islamic State group are escalating attacks in the southern Philippines, analysts said, deepening fears for the volatile...
Egypt police kill leading ISIS militant in Cairo
Egyptian police in Cairo have killed a leader of a regional Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISISL) cell, Interior Ministry said in a statement.
The leader,...
Syria operation shows Russia can counter 'any threats', says Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that Moscow's intervention in Syria demonstrates it can counter any threats, as the Kremlin flexes its muscles on...
From assaults to graffiti, French Muslims take hit after attacks
Anti-Muslim incidents including attacks on women and hateful graffiti have flared up across France in the week since Islamist militants killed 130 people in...
Iran says any U.S. sanctions on missiles illegal
Iran condemned on Thursday as arbitrary and illegal reported U.S. plans for new sanctions on international companies and individuals over Tehran's ballistic missile program.
"As...
Salaries in Saudi Arabia forecasted to increase in 2016
A GCC-wide survey of 600 multinational companies and locally-owned conglomerates - the largest study of its kind in the Gulf region - has forecast...
Gulf states plan military retaliation to Putin's bombing of rebel positions in Syria
Analysts say Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Turkey are now likely to increase military aid to the anti-Assad groups they support. This comes as a...
Submarine-launched missile hits ISIS: Russia
Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Tuesday that Russia had for the first time struck Islamic State targets in Syria with missiles fired...
Witness testifies in U.S. about murder of diplomat in Niger
An African security guard on Monday told a U.S. judge that he saw an American diplomat shot to death in Niger 14 years ago,...
