Obama and King Salman discuss alliance and Middle Eastern conflicts
U.S. President Barack Obama met Saudi Arabia's King Salman on Wednesday to seek joint action on security threats including Iran and Islamic State (ISIS)...
Oil rebounds above $40, with eyes on Doha
The oil market rebounded sharply this week, with Brent back above $40 per barrel, as hopes grew of an output freeze at the looming...
Saudi FM: No plans for Iran mediation
Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir has denied the existence of any Pakistani mediation between his country and Iran.
The minister told the media on the...
Iran deal closer to reality as U.S. prepares sanctions waivers
The United States approved conditional sanctions waivers for Iran on Sunday, though it cautioned they would not take effect until Tehran has curbed its...
Erdogan’s policies driving Turkey to the edge, challenger says
President Tayyip Erdogan is driving Turkey "to the cliff" through ideological politics and a determination to control the central bank, the main opposition party's...
Saudi-Iran Hajj arrangement talks halted
Talks between regional rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran on this year's Hajj pilgrimage have stalled because of a disagreement on how visas can be...
Egypt arrests 12 suspected militants southwest of Cairo
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's police arrested 12 suspected militants in a province southwest of the capital Cairo, the Interior Ministry said Tuesday, days after...
Nobel Prize for Key Discoveries About Subatomic Particles
Takaaki Kajita of Japan and Arthur McDonald of Canada won the Nobel Prize in physics on Tuesday for discovering that tiny particles called neutrinos...
Iran’s Guards kill nine militants who crossed border from Iraq – statement
Iran's Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) said on Saturday they had killed nine militants in a security operation carried out in the northwest of the country...
Iran lures Afghans to fight in Syria
Iran's Revolutionary Guards has recruited thousands of Afghans, some by coercion, to fight in Syria's war alongside forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad, Human...
