Lebanon to allow expats to come home despite lockdown
After its expat policy drew criticism from political leaders, Lebanon's government agreed a procedure on Tuesday to allow citizens abroad to come back despite...
Assad says he can form new Syria government with opposition
President Bashar al-Assad said it would not be difficult to agree a new Syrian government including opposition figures, but his opponents responded on Wednesday...
Libya’s navy says 180 migrants rescued in Mediterranean
Libya's navy says it has rescued 180 African and Arab migrants headed to Europe across the Mediterranean Sea.
Navy spokesman Ayoub Jassem says the migrants...
Russia stance on Assad suggests divergence with Iran
Russia does not see keeping Bashar al-Assad in power as a matter of principle, the Foreign Ministry in Moscow said on Tuesday in comments...
OPEC meeting on output freeze unlikely without Iran progress
A meeting between oil producers to discuss a global pact on freezing production is unlikely to take place in Russia on March 20, sources...
Muslim nations agree to work closely to fight terrorism
Muslim countries have agreed to work together more closely to fight terrorism and other crimes and will establish an Istanbul-based centre for greater police...
Civilian death toll in Syria’s Ghouta rises to 800
More than two weeks of ferocious bombardment of Syria's rebel-held enclave of Eastern Ghouta have left 800 civilians dead, a monitoring group said Tuesday...
Train for pilgrims’ Makkah–Madinah travel by end of 2016
Buses will no longer be used for transporting pilgrims to and fro Makkah and Madinah when the Haramain Highspeed Railway commences operation by December...
Saudi banks Q3 results to reflect growing challenges
Stronger challenges facing Saudi Arabian banks are likely to be reflected in third-quarter results as earnings are hit by weak stocks, more delayed payments...
UN: Pursuing war criminals in Syria should not wait for war end
United Nations human rights investigators on Syria said on Tuesday that preparing prosecutions against war criminals should not be delayed until the end of...
