Putin: Russia ready to support Syrian opposition in fight with Islamic State
Russian president Vladimir Putin said on Monday that Russia is ready to support Syria's opposition with air strikes in their fight against Islamic State.
"I...
Trump's name and image removed at Dubai development amid incendiary comments
The image and name of American presidential hopeful Donald Trump was gone on Friday from much of a Dubai golf course and housing development...
IMF and other G20 finance VIPs urge action on reforms
Officials at a global finance meeting Friday in Shanghai urged governments to speed up promised job-creating reforms instead of relying on stimulus to perk...
Gaza lockdown takes hold amid 1st virus cases in community
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — A 48-hour curfew took hold Tuesday in the Gaza Strip for the first time since the start of...
Opposition says Syrian peace talks unlikely to begin Friday
A Syrian opposition figure says indirect peace talks between the government and opposition are unlikely to begin on Friday for "technical reasons."
Haitham Manna, co-president...
Kuwait in deal to import 2.5 million tons of liquefied gas
Kuwait's state oil company has signed deals to import 2.5 million tons of liquefied gas per year into the country to help power electricity...
Riyadh-based Syrian opposition wants transition without Assad
Syria's opposition wants a political transition without President Bashar al-Assad, the coordinator of an opposition negotiating body in future peace talks said on Friday.
The...
1 Gazan killed, 49 wounded by Israeli fire in border protest
Israeli troops fired live bullets and tear gas Friday across a border fence into Gaza where Palestinian protesters threw stones, burned tires and flew...
Yemen's food crisis deepens as banks cut credit for shipments
Banks have cut credit lines for traders shipping food to war-torn Yemen, where ports have been battlegrounds and the financial system is grinding to...
17,000 public sector employees studying abroad on scholarship
The number of Saudi employees in the public sector who have been approved for foreign scholarships reached 16,903 employees over the past five years.
According...
