Global oil demand growth to slow in 2016
The world's demand for oil is expected to slow in 2016 in response to a more pessimistic outlook for the global economy, the International...
US-led coalition drops 50 tons of ammunition to anti-Isil Syrian rebels
U.S. forces airdropped small arms ammunition and other supplies to Syrian Arab rebels, barely two weeks after Russia raised the stakes in the long-running...
Syria's Nusra Front leader urges wider attacks on Assad's Alawite areas to avenge Russian...
Abu Mohamad al-Golani, leader of Syria's al-Qaeda afiliate, says Russia's military intervention since last week was aimed at saving Bashar al-Assad's rule from collapse
The...
Top China paper says U.S., Russia playing Cold War game in Syria
China's top newspaper on Tuesday accused both the United States and Russia of replaying their Cold War rivalry by engaging in military action in...
EU urges Russia to stop bombing in Syria, split on Assad role
The European Union urged Russia on Monday to halt its aerial bombing campaign in Syria but the bloc's 28 member states failed to agree...
Putin wins no friends in overture to Assad enemies
President Vladimir Putin's overture to opponents of Russia's bombing campaign in Syria was snubbed on Monday, with Saudi sources saying they had warned the...
King Salman rejects questioning of Saudi role as hajj organiser
King Salman on Monday rejected any suggestions that Saudi Arabia should give up its role as the organiser of the hajj following last month's...
Saudi state claws back unspent money as finances tighten
Saudi Arabia's finance ministry, seeking to cut waste as state revenues shrink because of low oil prices, is telling government bodies to return unspent...
Saudi warns Putin of dangerous consequences in Syria
President Vladimir Putin's overture to opponents of Russia's bombing campaign in Syria was snubbed on Monday, with Saudi sources saying they had warned the...
To Yemen and Beyond: A Conversation with Dr. Anthony Cordesman
Last week the Saudi-led coalition announced its intervention in Yemen, which began on March 26, 2015 with air strikes against Houthi rebels, entered a...
