Saudi says oil price slump should not stop investment
Saudi Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi called for sustained investment in new output capacity Thursday despite the slump in world prices.
Naimi said global production lost...
New initiatives launched to promote Abdullah’s legacy
Marking the first anniversary of the death of King Abdullah, his family has launched a series of new initiatives to sustain the late leader’s...
$10 billion Saudi funds boost for Jordan trade
A 40-member Saudi trade delegation has headed for Amman to participate in the Jordanian-Saudi Economic Forum, which concludes on Thursday.
The delegation headed by Mohammed...
After stinging Athens, Turkey’s Erdogan woos crowds in northern Greece
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan gave out toy cars and dolls to children on the final leg of a visit to Greece on Friday, a...
UN council plans emergency meeting on North Korea nuclear test
The U.N. Security Council is planning to hold an emergency meeting on Wednesday to discuss North Korea's reported test of a hydrogen bomb, the...
Oil storage blast in central Iran kills two, fire contained – Tasnim
An explosion at an Iranian oil storage facility in the central industrial zone of Khomein on Friday killed two people and wounded another, the...
Saudi Arabia considers military option against Al Assad
Saudi Arabia has not ruled out talking to Iran on Syria, but calls Tehran an occupying force
Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister said Tuesday there is...
An Iranian newspaper got “blocked” and “confiscated” – USA
Mehdi Shafii, head of the media group that publishes the governmental newspaper Iran, accused the US Treasury of wanting to "block" and "confiscate" the...
Heavy Syria air strikes kill 8, destroy oil tankers
At least eight people were killed in at least 50 air strikes on Syria's eastern Deir Ezzor province Friday, during which dozens of oil...
Isis video suspect thought to be Briton Siddhartha Dhar
The chief suspect in the latest propaganda video by so-called Islamic State (Isis) is thought to be British man Siddhartha Dhar, according to press...
