Syria peace talks to start in Geneva on Friday
Peace talks between the warring parties in Syria, which were scheduled to open Monday, will instead begin in Geneva on Friday and last for...
Russian warplanes in Syria destroy US-trained rebels' weapons depots
Russian air strikes have destroyed the main weapons depots of a U.S.-trained rebel group in Syria, their commander said on Wednesday, in an expansion...
Falih slowly wins back OPEC for Saudis
Russian oil billionaire Vagit Alekperov isn't easily swayed, but Saudi Arabia's new Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih achieved it this week.
Intense diplomacy by the soft-spoken...
At least 4 officers killed in Saudi bombings
Suicide bombers struck three cities across Saudi Arabia on Monday, killing at least four security officers in an apparently coordinated campaign of attacks as...
Egypt sees World Bank funds arriving soon, looks for Saudi aid
Egypt expects to receive a $1 billion World Bank loan approved in December once outstanding paperwork is finalised and is negotiating to secure more...
Turkey launches new artillery strikes at ISIS in Syria
Turkey's artillery shelled Islamic State group (ISIS) targets across the border in Syria for the second consecutive day on Tuesday, a senior Turkish official...
Tillerson to attend Saudi-Iraqi diplomatic meeting
Washington: US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson departs Friday for the Gulf where he will take part in the first meeting of a Saudi-Iraqi...
Daughter of Sudanese film legend preserves his legacy
As she drove past an apartment complex on a street in Khartoum, Sara Jadallah turned silent.
It was here that her late father, the legendary...
Suicide bomber kills 54 in Yemen attack
A suicide bomber killed at least 54 people when he drove a car bomb into a militia compound in Aden on Monday, the health...
Saudi government shake-up rolls, reshuffle of economic posts
Saudi Arabia's King Salman on Saturday replaced his veteran oil minister and restructured some big ministries in a major reshuffle apparently intended to support...
