Dubai ruler says Emirates to privatise government services
The ruler of Dubai says authorities hope to privatize some government services in the oil-rich country.
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, who also serves...
Kerry chances for Syria diplomacy depend on military balance
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry urged nations gathering for Syria peace talks to show flexibility and said the chances of a diplomatic solution...
Compensations to families of Mecca crane collapse victims: King orders
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman Bin Abdulaziz on Tuesday ordered the compensation of the families of those killed in last Friday’s deadly crane collapse at...
At least 26 killed in Yemen army base attack
At least six Yemeni troops and around 20 militant attackers were killed on Wednesday in an assault on a military base near the international...
Jordanian protesters call for end to peace treaty with Israel
Thousands of Jordanians took to the streets Friday calling on the government to scrap its peace treaty with Israel, which they accuse of violations...
US charges 9 Iranians in massive hacking scheme
The Trump administration announced criminal charges and sanctions Friday against Iranians accused in a hacking scheme to pilfer sensitive information from hundreds of universities,...
Netanyahu declines offer to meet with Obama
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has declined an offer to meet U.S. President Barack Obama at the White House later this month and canceled...
New Saudi oil minister believes in low prices and reform
It was January 2016 and oil prices had crashed to their lowest in more than a decade.
Saudi Arabia's health minister, Khalid al-Falih, a favourite...
IEA expects limited impact from oil output freeze at Doha
A deal to freeze oil production by OPEC and non-OPEC producers will have a limited impact on global supply and markets are unlikely to...
Long-awaited Afghan-Taliban peace talks begin in Qatar
DOHA, Sept 12 (Reuters) - The Afghanistan peace talks between representatives of the country's government and the Taliban militant group began in Doha on...
