Russian airline blames Egypt crash on 'external' factors
The Russian passenger jet that crashed in Egypt killing all 224 people on board came down due to "external" factors, the airline said Monday,...
British Foreign Secretary: 'no crisis' between Saudi Arabia and Britain
British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond has denied there is a crisis in Saudi-British relations, reported the Telegraph Sunday.
Secretary Hammond said Saudi's relationship with Britain...
Iranian MPs: 'Death to America' stands despite nuclear deal
A clear majority of Iranian legislators said Monday the Islamic republic will not abandon the slogan of "Death to America" despite its July nuclear...
Saudi consumers still spending despite oil price slump
Bloomberg TV report that Saudi Arabians are still spending money despite the worldwide slump in oil prices. Emad Mostaque reports that the kingdom of...
Iranian media says Saudi play 'negative role', threaten to pull out of Syria talks
Iran said on Monday it would pull out of Syria peace talks if it found them unconstructive, citing Saudi Arabia's negative role, according to...
Omani Sultan Qaboos in rare public appearance on state TV
Oman's Sultan Qaboos appeared in good health in images aired on state television Monday of a rare public appearance since he returned in March...
Afghanistan to accept its citizens deported from Germany
Afghanistan will take back all its citizens to be deported from Germany as the European country struggles to accommodate hundreds of thousands of refugees...
Lebanon scrambles to pay late army salaries
Lebanese authorities scrambled on Monday to pay overdue salaries to the army, laying bare the extent of an institutional paralysis caused by local political...
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...
Iraq parliament bars Abadi government from passing reforms
Iraq's parliament voted unanimously on Monday to bar the government from passing important reforms without its approval in an effort to curb Prime Minister...
