Oil traders get closer look at what might prompt Saudi rethink
Saudi Arabia has given oil traders the first glimmer of clarity on what it might take to prompt the world's biggest crude exporter to...
Maldives impeaches vice president as emergency law deepens turmoil
The parliament in the Maldives impeached the vice president on Thursday over his alleged role in a blast on the president's speedboat, a day...
Massive influx of Afghans returnees from Iran’s hot zone
200,000 Afghans have been flowing home across the border for weeks — from a country that is one of the world’s biggest epicenters of...
19 dead in Tunisia as militants attack barracks near Libya border
Militants attacked a barracks in a Tunisian town near the Libyan border on Monday sparking heavy fighting in which three civilians, three security personnel...
Christians celebrated Easter isolated in their homes
Worldwide, families who normally would attend church in their Easter best and later gather for festive meals instead were hunkered down at home. Police...
Prince Saud’s services recalled
The Arab International Relations Council in Kuwait recently honored the late Prince Saud Al-Faisal for his contribution to regional and global diplomacy.
Those in attendance...
Hours upon partial truce, Taliban attack Afghan army bases
More than a dozen attacks on Afghan army bases were carried by Taliban, officials said Tuesday, hours after ending a partial truce and throwing...
Amnesty urges arms restrictions on Saudi-led coalition members
Amnesty International called Wednesday for a "suspension" in transfers of certain arms to members of a Saudi-led coalition battling Yemeni rebels following "damning evidence...
Syria talks may not start on next week, "pressure, momentum" needed
The United Nations Special Envoy for Syria said on Wednesday that peace talks might not start as planned in Geneva on Jan. 25th but...
Saudi king establishes anti-graft prosecution units
Saudi King Salman has ordered specialised anti-corruption units to be established in the public prosecutor's office, the government said Sunday, several weeks after a...
