U.S. sanctions businessman helping Syrian government buy oil from Islamic State
The United States sanctioned a Syrian businessman on Wednesday who it said was a middleman for oil sales between Islamic State and the Syrian...
How the Kremlin turns extremist attacks to its own advantage
As French President Francois Hollande visits both Washington and Moscow to solicit aid in fighting Islamic State (IS), which has claimed responsibility for the...
U.S. sanctions Syria for buying oil from ISIS
The United States imposed sanctions Wednesday on supporters of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's government, including a middleman it alleged buys oil for the regime...
ISIS claims deadly Tunisia bus bombing
The Islamic State group on Wednesday claimed the bombing of a presidential guard bus in the Tunisian capital that killed at least 12 people.
A...
U.S. leads 23 air strikes against ISIS
The United States and its allies launched a fresh round of daily air strikes against Islamic State on Tuesday, targeting the militant group with...
Saudi Prince Mohammed considering subsidy cuts after oil price slump
Saudi Arabia may reduce energy and water subsidies for wealthy citizens among other reforms to diversify its economy away from oil amid a sustained...
A year's worth of rain in Qatar as floods hit Saudi Arabia
A year's worth of rain deluged parts of Qatar on Wednesday as seasonal storms moving through Saudi Arabia flooded streets in a city northwest...
Saudi Binladin Group to cut 15,000 jobs
Construction company Saudi Binladin Group plans to cut about 15,000 staff, people with knowledge on the matter told Reuters.
The possible layoffs at Binladin, also...
Russian jet downed by Turkey was ‘inside Syria’
The United States believes that the Russian jet shot down by Turkey on Tuesday was hit inside Syrian airspace after a brief incursion into...
Under Iraq’s Sinjar, ISIS militants built network of tunnels
Under the Iraqi town of Sinjar, ISIS militants have built a network of tunnels, complete with sleeping quarters, wired with electricity and fortified with...
