IMF: Low oil prices, turmoil keeps Mideast growth 'subdued'
The International Monetary Fund says a fall in oil prices and deepening turmoil in parts of the Middle East will keep growth subdued this...
Houthi militias overcome in Marib
With the support of the Saudi-led coalition forces, the Yemeni army and the popular resistance forces were able to take control of key positions...
Somalia's Al-Shebab warn members against joining ISIS
Somalia's Shebab fighters have warned they will "cut the throat" of members who shift allegiance from Al-Qaeda to Islamic State, amid reports some factions...
Yemen: Government calls for joint Arab force to monitor withdrawal of Houthis
The UN envoy to Yemen is working with the government of President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi and the governments of the Gulf states to...
Oil prices tumble 7%: Tadawul edges down
Stock markets across the Middle East fell on Tuesday alongside steep drops in global stock
prices because of renewed uncertainty about the state of China's...
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...
Saudi oil exports rise to 7.364 million bpd in October
Saudi Arabia's crude oil exports in October rose to 7.364 million barrels per day from 7.111 million bpd in September, official data showed on...
Two suicide bombers kill 22 in Maiduguri, Nigeria
At least 22 people were killed on Wednesday when two women disguised as men blew themselves up during morning prayers at a mosque in...
'Thunder' in Saudi desert as huge military drill ends
Warplanes roared overhead, tanks rumbled across the desert and smoke filled the sky Thursday during the final stage of what Saudi Arabia has billed...
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...
