Expats and employers worried over Saudi tax proposal
Expatriates in Saudi Arabia and their Saudi employers alike voiced unease about a proposal the government is studying to impose income tax on foreign...
Palestinian publicly sets himself on fire in Gaza
A 20-year-old Palestinian is in critical condition after publicly setting himself of fire in the Gaza Strip.
Motives for the self-immolation are unclear Sunday.
Family members...
Erdogan urges respect for election win in Turkey
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday hailed a big victory for his ruling party in the country's parliamentary election and demanded the world...
Germany stabbing suspect mentally unstable
A German man allegedly yelled out "infidel, you must die" and "Allahu Akbar" as he stabbed four people at a Bavarian train station Tuesday,...
Kremlin says Syria peace talk participants must show patience
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday that peace talks on the Syria conflict taking place in Geneva were always set to be long...
Yemen talks begin in Switzerland as ceasefire takes effect
U.N.-brokered peace talks between Yemen's internationally recognized government and the country's Shiite rebels started on Tuesday in Switzerland as the guns went quiet across...
France rejects criticism of post-attack 'ethnic profiling'
The French government on Wednesday rejected criticism from Europe's top human rights watchdog that it was "ethnically profiling" suspects as part of the state...
Riyadh to host Gulf summit on Dec 10
Gulf monarchs are to hold annual summit on 10 December, the Saudi capital, three weeks before the target date for bringing together international government...
Global oil demand growth to slow in 2016
The world's demand for oil is expected to slow in 2016 in response to a more pessimistic outlook for the global economy, the International...
Chilcot report slams Iraq war decision by Tony Blair
Prime Minister Tony Blair led Britain into an unsuccessful war in Iraq through a mix of flawed intelligence, "wholly inadequate" planning and an exaggerated...
