Oil will blow past $80 a barrel in 2016
The next big move in the price of oil will be up. For now, OPEC producers are flooding the market with cheap crude. But...
ISIS suffers double blow as Ramadi falls
U.S.-led forces have killed 10 Islamic State leaders in air strikes, including individuals linked to the Paris attacks, a U.S. spokesman said, dealing a...
Dubai's Emirates sees 9% passenger growth in 2015
Dubai's Emirates airlines carried 51.3 million passengers in 2015, up nine percent from last year, the company said Wednesday.
CEO Tim Clark said the year...
Egyptian officials raid art and publishing house
Two people working at one of Egypt's most popular art houses say officials raided their venue, taking computers and other items before closing it.
Monday...
Russia slams claims over civilian deaths in Syria
Russia on Wednesday slammed as "absurd" accusations by the United States that Russian air strikes in Syria are killing hundreds of civilians.
Russia has come...
Syrian regime arrests opposition figures on way to Saudi meeting
Syrian authorities on Wednesday arrested two prominent members of the country's domestic opposition as they travelled to Riyadh to meet other regime opponents, a...
Jihadists allegedly holding over 3,000 Yazidis hostage
Jihadists in Iraq and Syria are holding over 3,000 Yazidi hostages, a Yazidi activist once imprisoned by the Islamic State said Wednesday.
"At this moment...
Iraq FM tells Turkey to pull out of north, threatens action
Iraq's foreign minister has reiterated demands that Turkish troops pull out of northern Iraq, warning Ankara that Baghdad may otherwise have to consider military...
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...
Oman to raise taxes and gas prices amid global oil slump
Oman is going to cut government spending and also raise taxes and gasoline prices to cover an anticipated budget shortfall in the coming year.
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