Saudi media throws weight behind Iran's Arab separatists
Saudi Arabia continued its recent media campaign against Iran on Sunday after its state-run news agency ran a report on a rally in Austria...
Saudi relationship with Britain is ‘under threat,’ warns ambassador
The Saudi ambassador to the UK has warned of an “alarming change” in Britain's attitude towards Saudi Arabia following what he described as “breaches...
Oil rises, but oversupply hobbles gains
Global oil prices rebounded Wednesday but buying sentiment remains sluggish owing to supply glut woes and a strong dollar.
At about 1245 GMT, U.S. benchmark...
Syrian army gains ground in intensified Ghouta assault
The Syrian army intensified its onslaught in eastern Ghouta on Saturday with advances that a war monitor and state media said had splintered...
US blacklists 14 firms tied to Israeli mining magnate
The United States on Friday blacklisted an additional 14 companies tied to Israeli businessman Dan Gertler, whom Washington accuses of profiting from massive resource...
Chaos in Libya: It’s the oil, stupid
There seems no end to the bad news coming out of Libya.
UN-led negotiations to unite the divided country — it has two parliaments, two...
Asian stocks struggle as oil falters, China weakens
Asian stocks held near the day's lows on Wednesday as a relapse in oil prices and fresh drops in Chinese stocks made sentiment even...
Israel approves 176 settlement homes for east Jerusalem: official
Jerusalem, Oct 25, 2017 (AFP) - Israeli authorities on Wednesday approved a major expansion of an east Jerusalem settlement, signing off on plans to...
Dubai ruler launches aid, development initiative
The ruler of Dubai is launching a new foundation to consolidate a range of charitable and human development initiatives that aims to support more...
U.S. to deploy special forces to Syria in about-turn for Obama
U.S. President Barack Obama plans to deploy dozens of special operations forces to northern Syria to advise opposition forces in their fight against Islamic...
