Oil up as Kuwait revives hope for output freeze deal
Oil prices climbed in Asia Wednesday after Kuwait said an agreement to freeze output during a producers' meeting this month could still be reached...
UK, Saudi to strengthen U.N. inspection regime for Yemen: Johnson
Britain and Saudi Arabia want to strengthen a United Nations inspection regime for ships headed to Yemen, the British foreign minister said after meeting...
Syria peace talks stalled over who represents opposition
The talks were meant to begin on Monday in Geneva, but have been held up by international disagreement over who should be invited from...
U.S. is accommodating Russia on Syria: Opposition said
The United States has backtracked on its position over Syria, softening its stance to accommodate Russia, opposition coordinator Riad Hijab said on Tuesday, warning...
King Salman has 'full confidence' in Egypt security
Saudi King Salman has expressed "full confidence" in Egyptian security measures, ordering Riyadh's national airline to continue flights to Sharm el-Sheikh despite suspicions a...
France's Hollande wins cooperation not coalition against IS
The leaders of Russia and France avoided each other's gaze as they made short, stiff statements in the Kremlin on Thursday before talks on...
Iraq forces launch ‘last big fight’ against IS
Baghdad, Oct 26, 2017 (AFP) - Iraqi troops attacked the Islamic State group's last bastion in the country on Thursday as the retreating jihadists...
Salaries in Saudi Arabia forecasted to increase in 2016
A GCC-wide survey of 600 multinational companies and locally-owned conglomerates - the largest study of its kind in the Gulf region - has forecast...
Iran, Venezuela will not change position on countering U.S. sanctions
(Reuters) - Iran and Venezuela will not back down from countering American sanctions, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi wrote in a tweet.
U.S. Secretary...
Turkmenistan and Afghanistan to lay new gas pipeline
Turkmenistan and Afghanistan have agreed to jointly launch the construction of a multi-billion dollar pipeline that will pump natural gas from Turkmenistan through Afghanistan,...
