China's Xi opens refinery with Saudi King Salman
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Saudi King Salman on Wednesday attended a ceremony to mark the opening of a joint-venture refinery, a symbol of...
EU calls for renewed Syria peace efforts
EU foreign ministers voiced concern at developments in Syria on Thursday, calling for a renewal of UN-led efforts to end the conflict.
The European Union...
Morocco arrests four militants with suspected Islamic State ties
Moroccan police have arrested four people suspected of belonging to a militant cell linked to the Islamic State group, the interior ministry said on...
Syria, Yemen, Libya — one factor unites these failed states, and it isn’t religion
As world leaders gather in Paris this week to address climate change, they will labor under the shadow of recent attacks by Islamic State....
Greece, Turkey agree to talks over Eastern Mediterranean, NATO says
BRUSSELS/ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Greece and Turkey have agreed to talks to avoid accidental clashes in the Eastern Mediterranean, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on...
Iran tests missile, ‘breaches U.N. resolutions’
Iran tested a new medium-range ballistic missile last month in a breach of two U.N. Security Council resolutions, two U.S. officials said on Monday.
The...
Saudi Arabia’s women drivers get ready to steer their lives
On June 24, when Saudi women are allowed to drive for the first time, Amira Abdulgader wants to be sitting at the wheel, the...
Turkey urges citizens to leave Iraq, excluding Iraqi Kurdistan
Turkey on Wednesday called on its citizens to leave all areas of Iraq, excluding Iraqi Kurdistan, due to increased security risks, the foreign ministry...
Benzema accuses Deschamps of bowing to racist pressure
Karim Benzema has accused Didier Deschamps of giving in to pressure from racists when the France coach decided not to include him in the...
Saudi 2016 budget marks end of era for lavish Gulf subsidies
An austere state budget released by Saudi Arabia this week is likely to mark the end of an era for the Gulf's lavish cradle-to-grave...
