Kuwait and Iraq say OPEC will not cut output alone
The Kuwaiti and Iraqi oil ministers said Tuesday that OPEC will not cut production unless producers outside the cartel do the same, despite the...
Mecca summit supports Palestinians, backs Saudis in Iran standoff
Mecca, Saudi Arabia, June 1, 2019 (AFP) - A Saudi-hosted Islamic summit on Saturday threw its support behind Palestinians ahead of a US-led peace...
Italy to send 450 troops to protect Iraq’s Mosul dam
Italy is to send 450 troops to defend Iraq’s strategic Mosul dam, near the city occupied by ISIS fighters, Prime Minister Matteo Renzi announced.
The...
Israel quiet over "hotline" with Russia on Syria
It speaks volumes that Russia, rather than Israel, has been going public with details of a "hotline" and joint air exercises they have launched...
UNESCO approves Arab resolution criticising Israel
The UN's cultural body approved a resolution from a group of Arab states on Wednesday criticising Israel for failing to protect heritage sites and...
U.S. warplanes hit multiple ISIS targets in Libya
American warplanes struck multiple targets in Libya overnight, hitting what was apparently an Islamic State training camp and a senior extremist leader, a U.S....
In Egypt, medicines disappear from shelves as dollar crisis bites
Nahed Ibrahim has scoured Egypt in vain to find a regular supply of medication to help her mother to recover from a stroke she...
Turkey seeks allies' support for ground operation as Syria war nears border
Turkey is asking allies including the United States to take part in a joint ground operation in Syria, as a Moscow-backed government advance nears...
Turkey says France’s Macron ‘hysterical’ over Syria, Libya, East Med
ANKARA, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Turkey's foreign minister said on Friday French President Emmanuel Macron had become "hysterical" over developments in the Libyan and...
Saudi Arabia summons Czech ambassador over 'Satanic Verses'
Saudi Arabia has summoned the Czech ambassador over a coming translation of Salman Rushdie's "The Satanic Verses."
A Saudi Foreign Ministry official said the ambassador...
