Saudi King Salman is committed to diversifying the economy
Saudi King Salman said on Wednesday the kingdom was committed to implementing programmes to diversify sources of income in order to reduce its dependence...
France air strikes in Syria: '33 Isis militants killed' in Raqqa in three days...
Thirty three Isis militants have been killed in northern Syria by air strikes carried out by France and Russia in the past three days,...
Plenty of diplomacy but slim hope for new Middle East peace push
Flare-ups in violence between Israel and the Palestinians have often accelerated peace efforts - the first intifada led into the Oslo accords of the...
Syrian opposition to meet in Riyadh, Saudi
The Syrian opposition cast doubt on whether it would go to peace talks planned for Friday, throwing U.N. diplomatic efforts into question and accusing...
49,000 children dying of malnutrition linked to Boko Haram
The U.N. children's agency warns that some 49,000 children will die of malnutrition in areas once cut off by northeastern Nigeria's Islamic extremist uprising...
Rights group: Libya militias used machine guns on protesters
CAIRO (AP) — A prominent human rights organization Thursday accused Libyan armed groups linked to the Tripoli-based government of using heavy weapons to disperse...
Iraqi Kurdish oil pipeline shut for two more weeks
Iraqi Kurdish oil exports to world markets will remain halted for at least another two weeks, Turkish shipping and industry sources said on Friday,...
Algeria bans rallies over virus
In a country that has been shaken by an unprecedented anti-government protest movement, Algeria's president on Tuesday banned rallies and marches in response to...
King Faisal Foundation boosts up an educational role in Saudi schools
In an effort to boost educational standards in Saudi schools, the King Faisal Foundation (KFF) has teamed up with International Baccalaureate (IB) to run...
Hezbollah’s Nasrallah says group to focus on Israel
The leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah group, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, on Monday said the group and its allies in the region would renew their focus...
