Funding and regulation challenge Saudi private sector drive
After decades of government-led growth, Saudi Arabia is handing over much of the responsibility for the economy to private firms - a prospect which...
Yemen president returns to Aden from exile in Saudi Arabia
Yemen's president returned from exile to southern city Aden Tuesday as his troops and allies in a Saudi-led coalition press one of their most...
Prince Bandar Al-Faisal passes away
Prince Bandar Al-Faisal, the son of King Faisal, has passed away and the funeral prayers will be held for him at Imam Turki bin...
Kerry says Saudi-led talks with Syrian opposition are making progress
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Thursday that Saudi-led talks to try to unite Syrian opposition groups had made progress, an important...
Global stocks rise but oil, Fed keep investors nervous
Stocks rose in Europe and Asia on Tuesday, though volatile oil prices kept investors cautious before a widely anticipated increase in U.S. interest rates...
Saudi-Iran crisis punches another hole in OPEC unity
Escalating diplomatic tensions between Iran and Saudi Arabia have added fresh strains on OPEC's unity as the cartel grapples with a common response to...
Car bomb in Yemeni port city kills four, injures others: witnesses
Four people were killed and several others injured on Sunday when a suicide car bomb exploded outside the home of the director of security...
Oil price gains capped by International Energy Agency gloom
Oil rebounded slightly Tuesday from the previous day's sharp selloff, but gains were capped by a gloomy market assessment from the IEA energy watchdog.
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Acid attack on toddlers sparks outrage in Turkey
Turkey was in shock on Thursday after a man threw acid at toddlers at a popular restaurant in Istanbul, injuring seven, media reports said.
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Netanyahu moves to dampen inflammatory Al-Aqsa talk
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu scrambled Tuesday to contain inflammatory rhetoric from his government over Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque compound, at the heart of a...
