Gulf ministers express solidarity with France
Gulf foreign ministers expressed solidarity with France Tuesday after attacks claimed by the Islamic State group killed at least 129 people in Paris.
"The ministers...
Syria regime strikes rebel enclave as aid trucks wait
Wafideen Checkpoint, Syria, March 1, 2018 (AFP) - Syrian and Russian forces kept up military pressure on rebel-held Eastern Ghouta Thursday as their controversial...
Hollande meets Obama seeking to ramp up ISIS fight
French President Francois Hollande arrived in Washington on Tuesday seeking support for his newly declared war on the Islamic State group, while the US...
Total lockdown in Iraq until March 28 over virus
As the number of cases grew and the death toll climbed to 20, Iraq on Sunday imposed a total nationwide lockdown until March 28...
Saudi-Iranian tensions can't halt slide in oil prices
Even the escalating tension between Iran and Saudi Arabia, two big oil-producing countries, can't halt the slide in energy prices.
Oil futures spiked briefly on...
Twitter says sporadic outages in many parts of world resolved
Twitter said on Tuesday it has resolved outages widely reported across Europe, the Middle East, Africa and North America that were caused by a...
Saudi top cleric slams Iran prophet movie
Saudi Arabia's top cleric hit out at Iranian film "Muhammad" on Wednesday describing its portrayal of the prophet's childhood as a "hostile act" and...
Registration of voters still below expectations
Registration of voters for the Dec.12 municipal elections is still slow with some of the 1,236 polling centers receiving only a few men and...
Signals 'likely from EgyptAir black boxes' detected
Signals have been detected that are likely to be from one of the black boxes of EgyptAir flight MS804 that crashed in the Mediterranean...
Syria opposition and rebels dismiss Iran's idea for transition
Any peace plan for Syria allowing President Bashar al-Assad to stand in early elections after a transition period would be "mad" because he is...
