French diplomat rules out Russia-backed delegation at Syria talks
A senior diplomat from France, which has been helping moderate Syrian opposition groups prepare for talks with the Syrian government, insisted on Thursday that...
Al Jazeera says its crew kidnapped in Yemeni city of Taiz
The Doha-based Al Jazeera news channel said on Thursday three of its journalists had been kidnapped in the besieged Yemeni city of Taiz and...
$30 oil is 'irrational' and a rebound is 'inevitable,' according to Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia thinks oil prices at $30 per barrel are “irrational.”
According to a report in The Financial Times, Khalid al-Falih, chairman of the state-owned...
Saudi-Iran dispute jeopardizes Yemen peace talks
Worsening enmity between rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran is jeopardizing peace prospects in Yemen where a nine-month-old war has given Islamist militants a foothold...
No sign of Saudi rescuing oil market
Low oil prices have pushed top exporter Saudi Arabia to hasten difficult economic reforms and cut spending on popular benefits, but it has few...
Tunisian police clash with protestors over lack of job opportunities
Tunisian police firing tear gas clashed with hundreds of protesters who tried to storm local government buildings in several towns on Thursday in the...
Pan-Islamic body urges de-escalation in Saudi-Iran dispute
The world's largest Muslim body called for a de-escalation of tensions between regional rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran, telling member countries that unity was...
"Zero chance" of Syria talks without goodwill steps from Damascus-opposition negotiator
There will be no Syria peace talks if the government does not take humanitarian steps outlined by the U.N. Security Council, including a halt...
President Putin 'probably' approved Litvinenko murder
The murder of ex-Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko in 2006 in the UK was "probably" approved by President Vladimir Putin, an inquiry has found.
Mr Putin...
France's Hollande says Iraq,Syria air strikes to be accelerated
French President Francois Hollande said Thursday that a coalition waging a bombing campaign against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group would...
