Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan agree to delay filling dam
Cairo (AFP) - Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan have agreed that Addis Ababa will delay filling a mega-dam as part of a comprehensive deal on...
Russian defense minister: Russia rearms Kyrgyzstan to counter ISIS
Russia is actively rearming the armed forces of Kyrgyzstan to help it counter the threat posed by Islamic State to Central Asia, Russian Defence...
U.S. delivers 8 Black Hawks to Jordan for its anti-ISIS battle
The United States has delivered eight refurbished Black Hawk helicopters to Jordan for the kingdom's battle against Islamic State extremists.
Jordan is part of a...
A $70 oil floor? Fat chance, but OPEC price plan may be first step
The safe money for oil traders is betting that Venezuela's plan to resurrect OPEC's old price band mechanism, attempting to set a $70 floor...
Libya outlines ambitious plans to restore oil output
Libya's National Oil Corporation has ambitious plans to restore output to pre-2011 levels after years of violence and disruption, officials said.
Oil output is now...
Yemen suicide bomber kills 2 pro-government fighters in Aden
A suspected al Qaeda suicide bomber killed two militiamen on Monday at a checkpoint in the southern Yemeni city of Aden, already beset by...
Beijing vows justice after ISIS kills Chinese captive
China vowed on Thursday to bring to justice those responsible for killing one of its citizens after ISIS said it had executed a Chinese...
Iran, Venezuela will not change position on countering U.S. sanctions
(Reuters) - Iran and Venezuela will not back down from countering American sanctions, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi wrote in a tweet.
U.S. Secretary...
Saudi-led strikes kill at least 54 Yemenis – Houthi-run agency
Strikes by Saudi-led coalition aircraft killed at least 54 people in attacks across Yemen on Tuesday, including four children, the Houthi-run Sabanews.net news agency...
Prince Sultan leads KSA team to G-20 meeting in Turkey
Prince Sultan bin Salman, president of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage (SCTNH), is leading the Kingdom’s delegation that will attend the...
