In besieged Syrian town, peace talks seen as pointless
Warnings of widespread starvation are growing as pro-government forces besiege an opposition-held town in Syria and winter bites, darkening the already bleak outlook for...
Total fined 750,000 euros over Iraq 'oil for food' graft
French energy giant Total was ordered on appeal Friday to pay 750,000 euros for siphoning cash from the UN "oil-for-food" programme that aided sanctions-hit...
Russian "volunteers" fighting for Assad regime
As fighting has dropped off in eastern Ukraine, pro-Russian rebels are weighing their options: wait for the conflict to resume, return to civilian life...
Oil bosses fight for relevance before climate talks
Oil and gas industry leaders on Friday launched a final charm offensive to highlight the sector's relevance in the global fight against climate change...
EgyptAir plane crash remains suggest blast on board
Human remains retrieved from the crashed EgyptAir flight suggest that there was an explosion on board the plane, although no traces of explosives have...
Islamic State attacks kill 10 in northern Iraq
Islamic State militants killed at least 10 people including a local Sunni tribal sheikh in two separate attacks late on Sunday in Iraq's...
Oil traders get closer look at what might prompt Saudi rethink
Saudi Arabia has given oil traders the first glimmer of clarity on what it might take to prompt the world's biggest crude exporter to...
Global grocer supply chains tied to slave-peeled shrimp
Poor migrant workers and children are being sold to factories in Thailand and forced to peel shrimp that ends up in global supply chains,...
Obama urges Arab world to set up inclusive governments
US President Barack Obama urged Arab countries on Monday to establish inclusive governments to ensure security in a region rocked by turmoil.
"When governments truly...
Saudi jets to arrive in Turkey to strike ISIS
Saudi jets are due to arrive at a Turkish base this week take part in the air campaign against Islamic State (ISIS) jihadists in...
