Syrian opposition says cannot attend talks if third party joins
A Syrian opposition council formed in Riyadh last month said on Wednesday it will not attend peace negotiations if a third party joins the...
Gulf Arabs race to release youth potential in age of cheap oil
Like the prototype drone of Emirati student Talib Alhinai, the ambitions of young people across the Gulf Arab states need to soar if they...
U.N. talks aim for Syria roadmap, no "Plan B" but war
A U.N. mediator said on Monday there was no "Plan B" other than a resumption of conflict in the Syrian war if the first...
Saudi Telecom takes controlling stake in Kuwait's VIVA
Saudi Telecom Co. (STC) said Monday it has raised its share in Kuwait Telcom Co. (VIVA) to a controlling stake after acquiring 25.8 percent...
Russia raids on Idlib kill 23 civilians
Russian warplanes pounded an Al-Qaeda-held city in northwestern Syria overnight killing 23 civilians in the heaviest strikes in months, a monitoring group said on...
Israel’s Netanyahu struggles to sell annexation plans
Jerusalem (AFP) - Only a week before Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu intends to kick-start annexation plans in the occupied West Bank, Israel's premier is...
Iran to send team to Saudi Arabia to discuss Hajj pilgrimage
Iran plans to send a delegation to Saudi Arabia to discuss new arrangements for the Hajj pilgrimage to Makkah, Iran's Tasnim news agency said on...
Iraqi Kurdish oil pipeline shut for two more weeks
Iraqi Kurdish oil exports to world markets will remain halted for at least another two weeks, Turkish shipping and industry sources said on Friday,...
Ethiopia, Egypt dam feud drags on
Negotiations between Cairo, Addis Ababa and Khartoum have entered a decisive stage in which the parties must express their final stance concerning the controversy...
Tillerson to back N.Korea diplomacy, reject Syria’s Assad
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, in remarks later on Tuesday, plans to say that he is optimistic about North Korea denuclearization talks and...
