PT Pertamina and Saudi Aramco ink pact for refinery upgrading project in Indonesia
Indonesia’s PT Pertamina and Saudi Aramco have signed a heads of agreement (HoA) to formalize key business principles for joint ownership, operation and upgrade...
Germany says Syria ceasefire talks to take place this afternoon
A task force set up to discuss a planned cessation of hostilities in Syria will meet for the first time in Geneva on Friday...
Wanted man killed after Saudi raid on Shi'ite village
A wanted man has been killed in Saudi Arabia's oil-producing Eastern province after an exchange of gunfire while police were searching his home, state...
Saudi could buckle under oil shock, FX peg, investors warn
Saudi Arabia faces a crisis in the next three to five years if oil prices remain low and the country still has big budget...
Copenhagen Airport Terminal 3 evacuated due to terror alert ‘sparked by suspicious bag’
A terminal of Copenhagen Airport has been evacuated due to a terror alert reportedly sparked by a suspicious bag.
Terminal 3 and the airport’s metro...
Gulf Arab states reject Iranian influence in region
The six-member Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) rejected on Wednesday what it said was Iranian interference in the region, Al Arabiya television said according to...
Iran says may quit Syria talks, in worsening spat with Saudi rival
Iran said on Monday it would quit Syria peace talks if it found them unconstructive, citing the "negative role" of Saudi Arabia, in the...
37 sentenced to death including top militant leader, Egypt
The Cairo Criminal Court on Monday sentenced to death 37 defendants, including one of the country’s most high-profile militants, following their conviction of terrorism-related...
Brothers identified as Belgium bombers as manhunt intensifies
Two suicide bombers who struck Brussels were identified Wednesday as brothers linked to the prime suspect in the November 13 Paris attacks, as a...
Syria opposition cancels Tuesday meeting with UN envoy
Syria's main opposition group said Tuesday that it will not attend a planned afternoon meeting with the UN special envoy, adding further doubts about...
