Coffee-drinkers less likely to die from certain diseases
People who report drinking three to five cups of coffee per day are less likely to die prematurely from heart disease, suicide, diabetes or...
Saudi-backed shipping line UASC resumes Iran business
United Arab Shipping Company is resuming business with Iran following the lifting of Western sanctions, despite the deep-seated political rivalry between the Islamic Republic...
No cause for alarm over MERS outbreak!
There is no cause for alarm over the latest outbreak of the deadly Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) coronavirus in Riyadh, despite six deaths...
Third bomber at Paris’ Bataclan music hall identified
A 23-year-old man from the eastern French city of Strasbourg has been identified as the third bomber involved in the attacks at Paris’s Bataclan...
Syrian government ready to join UN talks to end conflict
A close adviser to Syrian President Bashar al Assad said on Wednesday Damascus was ready to join U.N.-sponsored peace talks with its position bolstered...
Somalia's Al-Shebab warn members against joining ISIS
Somalia's Shebab fighters have warned they will "cut the throat" of members who shift allegiance from Al-Qaeda to Islamic State, amid reports some factions...
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...
Iraq to deport suspected French jihadist who served sentence
An Iraqi court ordered the release and deportation of a suspected French jihadist sentenced Monday to seven months in prison for entering the...
Turkish hunger striker Professor released
ANKARA (Reuters) - A Turkish teacher who has been on hunger strike for months to protest about losing his job in the government’s purge...
Chinese site got hit in Baghdad
Iraqi officials announced Saturday that two rockets struck near a Chinese oil facility south of Baghdad without causing any casualties, the second such attack...
