Oil prices up as Canada wildfires threaten crude output
Oil prices climbed in Asia Thursday with Brent breaching $45 a barrel following a fall in US production while raging wildfires threatened to cut...
Britain says it is wrong to rely on allies to tackle ISIS
It is wrong for Britain to rely on allies to protect it from Islamic State militants, Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said, calling on lawmakers...
Obama urges Turkey to reduce tensions with Russia, stresses support
U.S. President Barack Obama urged his Turkish counterpart on Tuesday to reduce tensions with Russia while stressing U.S. support for its NATO ally's security.
Obama...
No Corona Virus Cases among Pilgrims – Saudi minister
The Ministry of Health did not monitor any case of Corona Virus among the pilgrims, Minister of Health Khalid bin Abdulaziz Al-Falih announced.
He added...
Stay away from Turkish border towns: Saudi Embassy
The Saudi Embassy in Turkey warned Saudi nationals against approaching the Turkish border with Syria following threats to a Saudi citizen at a border...
Pentagon says al Qaeda financier killed in Syria air strike
A U.S.-led coalition air strike has killed Sanafi al-Nasr, a Saudi citizen and the leading financier for al Qaeda and its Khorasan Group offshoot,...
UN chief to make visit amid Israel-Palestinian tensions
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will make a surprise visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories on Tuesday, the Palestinian foreign minister said, in a...
U.S., Saudi Arabia to bolster support for moderate Syrian opposition
The United States and Saudi Arabia agreed to increase support to Syria's moderate opposition while seeking a political resolution of the four-year conflict, the...
Syria war costs oil industry over $50 bn: Syrian oil minister
Syria's oil, gas and mineral resource industries have suffered losses totalling more than $50 billion since the country's conflict erupted in 2011, the oil...
Turkey detain 18 al-Qaeda suspects days before G20 summit
Turkish police detained 18 people on Tuesday suspected of recruiting fighters for Syria's al Qaeda-linked Nusra Front, media said, days before world leaders were...
