Hezbollah leader says to stay in Syria
Lebanon's Iran-backed Hezbollah will remain in Syria as long as Syrian President Bashar al-Assad wants it there, the group's leader said on Friday, defying...
Saudi minister: Arab states should step up cooperation over energy
Saudi Arabia's petroleum minister on Thursday called for “joint action” among fellow Arab energy producers to increase trade, investments and partnerships, amid a period...
UAE backs oil producers' output freeze plan
The United Arab Emirates has thrown its support behind a plan involving oil powerhouses Russia and Saudi Arabia to freeze oil production levels in...
Palestinians to hold leadership meeting on April 30
Palestinian officials say their chief legislative body will hold its first meeting in nearly a decade to elect a new leadership — a step...
US-led coalition denies Syrian air strikes
Beirut, Oct 24, 2017 (AFP) - The US-led coalition battling the Islamic State group in Syria and Iraq denied on Tuesday that it had...
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...
Gulf OPEC members seek joint action on oil output
Gulf OPEC members including Saudi Arabia are looking to revive the idea of coordinated oil-output action by major producers when the group meets on...
30 Afghan security forces killed in Taliban attacks: officials
Taliban fighters killed around 30 Afghan security forces in multiple attacks in western Afghanistan, officials said Wednesday, in the deadliest clashes since the militant...
IS is shifting from local intimidation to more complex attacks
A man wearing an explosive vest emerged from a car and calmly marched toward the gates of the intelligence building in Iraq’s northern city...
Pakistan Taliban kill at least 19 as they storm university
Islamist Taliban militants stormed a university in volatile northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, killing at least 19 people and wounding dozens as the army hunted...
