Heavy rains cause flooding, strain power supplies in Gaza
Heavy rains have caused widespread flooding in the Gaza Strip, placing further strain on run-down infrastructure and power supplies in the blockaded Palestinian territory.
Rescue...
Saudi Aramco expects oil prices to rise by end of 2016
Saudi Arabia's state-owned oil giant expects oil prices will climb toward the end the year, saying the current price of around $30 a barrel...
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...
Iran is the top child executioner in the world
Iran is the world's most prolific executioner of children, Amnesty International said on Tuesday, accusing the Islamic republic of using torture and ill-treatment to...
Turkey 'categorically against' Kurdish PYD joining Syria talks
Turkey on Tuesday said it strongly opposed the Syrian Kurdish group Democratic Union Party (PYD) taking part in UN-backed talks planned for later this...
Rouhani: Boosting Middle East economy is way to beat extremism
Generating economic growth in the Middle East is crucial to defeating extremism, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday, putting forward his country as...
Witness testifies in U.S. about murder of diplomat in Niger
An African security guard on Monday told a U.S. judge that he saw an American diplomat shot to death in Niger 14 years ago,...
Syrian opposition to meet in Riyadh, Saudi
The Syrian opposition cast doubt on whether it would go to peace talks planned for Friday, throwing U.N. diplomatic efforts into question and accusing...
FIFA confirms final five for presidential vote
FIFA on Tuesday confirmed the final five candidates to take over from the banned Sepp Blatter as head of the world body one month...
ISIS claims responsibility for attack in Homs, Syria
ISIS said it was responsible for a suicide attack in the Syrian government-controlled city of Homs on Tuesday that killed several people.
The Islamist militant...
