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...
Hezbollah: Saudi should not collectively punish Lebanon
Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah on Tuesday called on Saudi Arabia not to collectively punish Lebanon's people just because Riyadh disagreed with the Shiite movement's...
EU tells Netanyahu it rejects Trump’s Jerusalem move
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took his case to Europe to ask allies to join the United States in recognising Jerusalem as Israel's capital, but was...
Geagea reshapes Lebanese politics, backs rival Aoun
Lebanese Christian politician Samir Geagea backed his rival Michel Aoun for the presidency on Monday, reshaping Lebanese politics in an apparent break with his...
Oil price to start slow recovery in 2017, says International Energy Agency
World oil prices are unlikely to rise from current levels before 2017, and even then their recovery will be slow as massive oil stocks...
Turkey says Syria ceasefire is not binding if it threatens security
Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Thursday that Turkey would not be bound by the Syrian ceasefire plan if its security was threatened, and...
Iran could send military advisers to Yemen
A delegation from the Houthi movement is in Saudi Arabia for talks on ending Yemen's war, two senior officials said, in what appeared to...
Saudi municipal elections sees withdrawal of 120 women candidates
At least 120 female candidates out of a total 1,019 running for Saudi Arabian municipal council elections have withdrawn their candidatures, according to the...
