Syria war costs oil industry over $50 bn: Syrian oil minister
Syria's oil, gas and mineral resource industries have suffered losses totalling more than $50 billion since the country's conflict erupted in 2011, the oil...
Bahrain bars members of dissolved parties from polls
Bahrain's king on Monday banned members of dissolved opposition parties from running for election, months ahead of parliamentary polls, the official BNA news agency...
ISIS sets off 2 car bombs near Libya's oil fields
Libya's local ISIS affiliate says it has detonated two car bombs at a checkpoint near the country's oil fields and clashed with fighters allied with...
Riyadh's $22.5 billion Metro project "on track", says governor
A $22.5 billion urban rail and bus system for the congested Saudi Arabian capital is on track, Riyadh's governor said Wednesday, as other projects...
Over 50 people killed in new South Sudan violence
A church official in a remote South Sudan town says more than 50 people have been killed in fighting between government troops and a...
Sudanese to be deported by Jordan await fate near airport
Hundreds of Sudanese asylum seekers slated for deportation have spent a night near Jordan's international airport, as the U.N. refugee agency urged Jordan not...
Syrian government says ready for talks, wants list of "terrorist groups"
Syria's government told a U.N. envoy on Saturday it was ready to participate in Geneva peace talks later this month but said officials wanted to...
Crude prices up on Canada fires and Saudi oil minister replacement
Crude prices extended gains in Asia Monday as raging wildfires hit production in Canada, while traders digested news that Saudi Arabia had replaced its...
Syrian opposition to meet govt for talks in early January
A joint team of Syria's political and armed opposition will meet the government next month for talks seeking a political solution to nearly five...
Turkish economy risks losing $9 billion over Russia situation
Tensions with Russia could cost Turkey's economy nine billion dollars in the worst case scenario of "zero relations", Turkish Deputy Prime Minister said Monday.
Moscow...
