Iraq: ISIS stopping civilians leaving Ramadi
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants are preventing civilians from leaving Ramadi ahead of an attack planned by the Iraqi army to...
Oil prices hit lowest since 2004 as supply exceeds demand
Brent crude prices hit their lowest in over 11 years on Monday, hounded by a relentless rise in global supply that looks set to...
Diplomatic efforts underway for Saudi-Iranian dialogue
Diplomatic efforts are being made to open "direct dialogue" between regional rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran, a spokesman for Tehran's foreign ministry said on...
Iran says Israeli lobby behind U.S. visa waiver changes
Iran's foreign ministry said on Monday that Israeli lobbying was behind a new measure passed by the U.S. Congress that will prevent visa-free travel...
Syria funds suggest ISIS link to militants arrested in Indonesia
Some of the Indonesian men arrested at the weekend after tip-offs that they were planning a string of militant attacks had received funding from...
Pro-Kurdish party leader to visit Moscow this week
The leader of Turkey's opposition pro-Kurdish Democratic Peoples' Party (HDP) will meet Wednesday with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow for talks aimed...
Saudi intercepts missile from Yemen
Saudi Arabia intercepted a missile fired before dawn Monday from Yemen towards its southern border region, the coalition said, in the latest such attack...
FIFA ethics court bans Blatter and Platini for 8 years
Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini were each banned for eight years by the FIFA ethics committee on Monday in a stunning takedown of world...
U.N. sees progress in Yemen talks but urgent need for full ceasefire
Yemen's warring parties have agreed on a broad framework for ending their war at talks in Switzerland but they first have to agree a...
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...
