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Oil prices fall before US energy report

Oil prices fell Wednesday as traders awaited the release of US crude inventory data, which are expected to show a further rise in stockpiles. At...

U.N. says Syria aid, medicine and prisoner releases still blocked

Aid convoys were on their way to four Syrian towns on Thursday but the government was still refusing aid to six besieged towns and...

Nigeria, Saudi Arabia to cooperate on tackling terrorism

The Senate President of Nigeria, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, announced on Twitter that he had met with Saudi Prince Khalid Abdullahi and the Advisory Council...

Khamenei: U.S., Britain, Israel still Iran's 'main enemies'

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei lashed out Friday at the United States, Britain and Israel as the Islamic republic's "main enemies", accusing Washington...

Trump says he would 'absolutely' implement Muslim database

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has voiced support for creating a mandatory database to track Muslims in the United States — the latest in...

Saudi Prince Mohammed considering subsidy cuts after oil price slump

Saudi Arabia may reduce energy and water subsidies for wealthy citizens among other reforms to diversify its economy away from oil amid a sustained...

Saudi Arabia forms anti-terror military alliance

Saudi Arabia on Tuesday formed a 34-state military coalition to combat terrorism, according to a joint statement published on state news agency SPA. Egypt, Qatar...

Germany warns of risk of US-Russia conflict over Syria

Germany's Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Wednesday warned of the risk of a US-Russian conflict breaking out over Syria, as he readied to travel...

Najib says foreign investors keen on Malaysia despite "noise"

Prime Minister Najib Razak said on Wednesday that investor confidence in Malaysia is high and blamed the rising "noise levels" for a negative perception...

Focus on jobs at heart of Saudi reforms

Saudi Arabia plans to spend billions of riyals on technical training and other initiatives to boost the number of its citizens in private sector...

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