Syria activists accuse regime of chemical attack
Syrian activists have accused regime forces of using a “toxic gas” during clashes in a flash-point town southwest of Damascus, saying five men were...
Saudi ambassador defends human rights record in interview with BBC Newsnight
Saudi Ambassador to the United Nations, Abdallah Y. al-Mouallimi, took part in a BBC Newsnight interview with Emily Maitlis to defend Saudi Arabia's human...
Putin says no agreement yet on restoring air link to Egypt
President Vladimir Putin says Russian and Egyptian officials have so far failed to agree on security procedures needed to restore direct flights between the...
Oil prices rise at end of volatile week
Oil prices rose Friday, with Brent reaching a near two-month high, on hopes of a deal among producers to tackle a global supply glut.
The...
Syria FM: Iran has no combat forces, bases in the country
Syria's foreign minister said Saturday Iranian military advisers are embedded with Syrian troops but Tehran has no combat forces or fixed bases in the...
Morocco arrests seven on suspicion of ISIS ties
Morocco said on Friday its security forces had arrested a group of seven suspected Islamist militants linked to ISIS, including the group's leader, who...
Iran says won't negotiate with OPEC over output hike
OPEC member Iran will not negotiate with the cartel over a planned half million barrels per day oil production hike once sanctions are lifted,...
Report: numbers of foreign fighters to Syria and Iraq have doubled
The number of foreign fighters in Iraq and Syria has more than doubled since last year to at least 27,000, a report by an...
Saudi prince arrested on sex crime charge at Los Angeles mansion
A Saudi prince has been arrested on charges of trying to force a worker at a Beverly Hills estate to perform oral sex, Los...
US to impose ‘strongest sanctions in history’ on Iran
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday warned Tehran would be hit with the "strongest sanctions in history" and cautioned European firms against...
