Nuclear energy, Ryadh South Korea talks under way
Officials from King Abdullah City for Atomic and Renewable Energy (K.A.CARE) and the South Korean embassy held talks here this week on nuclear energy...
Pressure builds on ISIS with twin assaults in Syria and Iraq
US-backed Syrian fighters and Iraqi forces pressed twin assaults against the Islamic State (ISIS) group on Wednesday, in two of the most important ground...
ISIS extremists tie captives to Palmyra columns, blow them up
The Daesh group killed three of its captives in Syria’s ancient city of Palmyra by tying them to Roman-era columns at the site, then...
British lawmakers wary of government plan for Syria airstrikes
The British government says it is still considering airstrikes against Islamic State group targets in Syria, even though an influential group of lawmakers says...
France opposition Syrian National Coalition must be central to peace talks
The Western-backed opposition Syrian National Coalition (SNC) must be the main actor to unite all rebel groups in any future peace talks with the...
France launches airstrikes in Syria as Paris investigation widens
French warplanes pounded Islamic State positions in Syria on Sunday as police in Europe widened their investigations into coordinated attacks in Paris that killed...
Russia blasts ‘bogus’ reports of Syria chemical attack
Moscow on Monday said reports of an alleged chemical attack on Syria's rebel-held Eastern Ghouta were planted "bogus stories" and insisted armed groups attacked...
Iran boosts oil output, foreign firms keen to seal deals
Iran ordered a sharp increase in oil output on Monday to take immediate advantage of the lifting of international sanctions, and some foreign firms...
World Bank: Slowing emerging markets hamper oil recovery
The World Bank warned Tuesday that slowing emerging-market economies were hampering an oil recovery, and prices could sink further in a blow to a...
Global oil demand growth to slow in 2016
The world's demand for oil is expected to slow in 2016 in response to a more pessimistic outlook for the global economy, the International...
