US swimmers quit Brazil after fake mugging story
US Olympic authorities apologized to Brazil on Thursday as two US swimmers were allowed to go home having retracted a fabricated story about being...
Turkey's Erdogan approves new government formed by ally
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday approved a new government formed by one of his most trusted allies, who has pledged to push...
How Saudi Arabia plans to shake up its economy
In late February, several hundred Saudi officials, company executives and foreign consultants gathered in a luxury Riyadh hotel to discuss how Saudi Arabia's economy...
Alleged spy executed in Iran
Iran said Tuesday that its top court confirmed a death sentence for an Iranian man convicted of spying for the CIA, with state media...
Russia eyes global deal on oil output in April, Iran seen exempt
A global deal to freeze oil production could be signed in April and exclude Iran, which has the right to boost output after years...
Whatsapp to be blocked? Saudi Arabia refutes rumors
Saudi Arabia’s Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) has refuted rumors to block social media applications including WhatsApp and Tango, the Arabic daily al-Watan...
Britain to review airport shop sales as retailers pocket tax savings
Britain is to review airport retail sales after some businesses were found to be pocketing about half of tax savings meant for passengers, rather...
Taliban defiant over delay to U.S. troop reduction in Afghanistan
The Taliban on Friday brushed aside a U.S. decision to delay withdrawing troops from Afghanistan, saying it would do nothing to save an "unwinnable...
Kerry: Some Iran funds could be sent to ‘terrorists’
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry admitted on Thursday that some of the funds Iran will recover as a result of sanctions relief could...
Syrian opposition seeks unified front at Riyadh conference
The aim is to weld them into a coherent negotiating team for talks with the Syrian regime in early January.
A tall order, given that...
