Kuwait and Iraq say OPEC will not cut output alone
The Kuwaiti and Iraqi oil ministers said Tuesday that OPEC will not cut production unless producers outside the cartel do the same, despite the...
Warring Yemen sides begin truce, warn against violations
Rival sides in Yemen's year-long conflict began a tentative truce overnight on Sunday saying they were committed to the halt in hostilities despite pockets...
Saudi King Salman has telephone conversation with Russian President Putin
King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud had a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin about Saudi Arabia's important role in the Middle East.
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Syrian rebels call for regional alliance against Russia and Iran
More than 40 Syrian insurgent groups including the powerful Islamist faction Ahrar al-Sham have called on regional states to forge an alliance against Russia...
10 dead in central Istanbul explosion
An explosion in the heart of Istanbul's historic Sultanahmet tourist district killed at least ten people and wounded 15 on Tuesday and some local...
New Saudi energy minister shows he takes OPEC seriously
For OPEC watchers, every little detail matters.
When the oil producer group holds its half-yearly meetings, what time the ministers arrive in Vienna, how they...
Djibouti cuts ties with Iran
Djibouti cut its diplomatic relations with Iran on Wednesday, Saudi-owned al-Arabiya news channel said, quoting an official source.
Saudi Arabia severed its own ties with...
Taliban suicide bomber kills at least nine outside Kabul police base
A Taliban suicide bomber struck a police base in central Kabul Monday, killing at least nine people just days before a fresh round of...
Jihadists allegedly holding over 3,000 Yazidis hostage
Jihadists in Iraq and Syria are holding over 3,000 Yazidi hostages, a Yazidi activist once imprisoned by the Islamic State said Wednesday.
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U.S consulate in Istanbul partially closed due to "security threat"
The United States consulate in Istanbul was on Wednesday offering only limited services with a scaled-down staffing due to information about a possible security...
