Oil prices drop despite OPEC forecast
Oil prices fell on Monday even as OPEC forecast a further tightening of supplies, as traders focused instead on turbulence across financial markets.
The Organization...
UNHCR warns against immediate refugee returns to Turkey
The United Nations called on Friday for legal safeguards to be in place before refugees are returned to Turkey under an agreement with the...
Tunisia lifts curfew imposed after unemployment unrest
Tunisia on Thursday lifted the curfew imposed last month in response to sometimes violent demonstrations against unemployment in the country.
The country's Interior Ministry said...
After stinging Athens, Turkey’s Erdogan woos crowds in northern Greece
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan gave out toy cars and dolls to children on the final leg of a visit to Greece on Friday, a...
The first exploration well off the Lebanese coast – French oil giant Total
A ship that will set up the first oil and gas exploration well off the Lebanese coast has arrived in Lebanon where it will...
Yemen peace talks struggle amid intensifying clashes
U.N.-sponsored Yemeni peace talks were struggling amid disputes over releasing prisoners, sources close to the talks said on Thursday, as local officials reported intensifying...
Gulf Air cuts losses by more than 60%
Bahrain's struggling carrier Gulf Air said Wednesday it reduced losses by 62 percent last year as a result of the company's restructuring.
Losses fell from...
FIFA presidency candidate, Sheikh Salman, attacks 'nasty lies' as candidates wait
FIFA presidential candidate Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim al Khalifa has denied claims he was involved in the torture of footballers as the world-governing body...
Turkey says it fired at Kurdish forces in northern Syria
Turkey has confirmed that its military has attacked the main Kurdish force in northern Syria, a key ally of the United States in its...
Libya hit by jihadist attacks
After the NATO-backed rebellion ousted and killed dictator Moamer Kadhafi in 2011, Libya fell in the grip of competing armed factions seeking control. Along...
