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...
Saudi dies of MERS in Hofuf
The Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) claimed the life of a 57-year-old Saudi man on Sunday, according to an official from the Ministry...
Israel evacuates Syrian volunteers stranded in frontier area
The Israeli military evacuated hundreds of Syrian rescue workers known as White Helmets from the volatile frontier area on the Golan Heights and transported...
Iran insists missile tests do not violate nuclear deal
Iran's foreign ministry insisted on Thursday that the missile tests carried out by the country's Revolutionary Guard this week do not violate Tehran's nuclear...
Assad says Brexit vote shows UK leaders "disconnected from reality"
Syria's president heaped scorn on British politicians for allowing the vote on leaving the European Union, saying lawmakers who had criticised his handling of...
U.N. warns of dire food situation in Yemen’s Taiz
The U.N. World Food Program on Friday appealed for safe access to the Yemeni city of Taiz, saying that fighting between warring factions had...
Security threats amid Isreali election
Benny Gantz, the main electoral challenger to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, faced on Sunday various death threats.
The threats came in the wake of last...
Carbon emissions fall in 11 of G20 members, in turning point
Greenhouse gas emissions per capita are falling in 11 of the Group of 20 major economies, a turning point for tackling climate change, a...
Boosting Middle East economy is way to beat extremism
Generating economic growth in the Middle East is crucial to defeating extremism, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday, putting forward his country as...
King Salman meets UK Foreign Secretary in Riyadh
Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud hosted UK foreign secretary Philip Hammond a Al-Yamama Palace in Riyadh.
Both states to reviewed their bilateral relations and discussed...
