Iran pushes OPEC oil output to new high as sanctions are lifted
Iran provides biggest increase after sanctions lifted * Saudi Arabia, Iraq also pump more in January * Indonesia's return boosts absolute level of OPEC...
Iranian sentenced to death for spying for Israel
Tehran, Oct 25, 2017 (AFP) - Iran said Wednesday it had sentenced a citizen to death for spying for Israel in return for Swedish...
Iraqis running out of food and medicine in Falluja
A senior Iraqi official has appealed to the U.S.-led coalition to air-drop food and medicine to tens of thousands of civilians trapped in Falluja,...
Saudi condemns terrorist attack in Ankara
JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia has strongly condemned Saturday’s cowardly terrorist bombing in Ankara which killed 86 people.
An official source at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs...
Saudi says difficult to see role for Iran in Syria peacemaking
Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said on Monday that Iran's military role in Syria stopped it from being able to play a role in...
Kerry says more cooperation with Russia possible
Secretary of State John Kerry said on Monday the United States could broaden military cooperation with Russia in Syria, but that such a move...
Algeria jails former counter-terror chief for 5 years
Algeria’s former counterterrorism chief has been sentenced to five years in prison for destroying documents and disobeying military orders, his lawyer said.
Abdelkader Ait-Ouarabi, better...
Italy to send 450 troops to protect Iraq’s Mosul dam
Italy is to send 450 troops to defend Iraq’s strategic Mosul dam, near the city occupied by ISIS fighters, Prime Minister Matteo Renzi announced.
The...
UN thanks Saudi Arabia for helping Syrian refugees
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has expressed its thanks to Saudi National Campaign for Syrian refugees for the provision of dates...
Oil in 'tumultous' week after output freeze deal
The oil market was gripped this week by an output freeze deal between the world's top two producers Saudi Arabia and Russia.
Prices initially rebounded...
