Syrians on hunger strike in Greece over bid to rejoin families
Athens, Nov 2, 2017 (AFP) - More than a dozen Syrian refugees are on hunger strike in Athens to highlight the plight of 2,000...
As big oil shrinks, boards plot different paths out of crisis before it's too...
As oil and gas companies cut ever-deeper into the bone to weather their worst downturn in decades, boards have adopted contrasting strategies to lead...
Egypt’s former anti-graft chief taken to military prosecutor, family says
Egyptian police took a former anti-corruption chief to the military prosecutor's office on Tuesday, his family said, detaining a prominent figure who helped...
Saudi foreign reserves drop further amid low oil price
Saudi foreign reserves dropped further in October as the price of oil remained low, but they fell at slower rate than previous months, according...
Hollande meets Obama seeking to ramp up ISIS fight
French President Francois Hollande arrived in Washington on Tuesday seeking support for his newly declared war on the Islamic State group, while the US...
15-year-old killed during confrontations with Israeli soldiers
Israeli troops shot and killed a 15-year-old boy during clashes near the West Bank city of Nablus, said the Palestinian health ministry on Wednesday.
The...
Palestine to host Saudis in World Cup qualifier
Fifa says the Palestinian national football team will host a postponed World Cup qualifying match against Saudi Arabia on home territory on November 5.
The...
Britain raises minimum wage
Britain's Conservative government raised the minimum wage by 7.5 percent on Friday in a move denounced by critics as largely symbolic in an era...
Germany says must talk with Russia on humanitarian situation in Syria
German Foreign Minister Frank Walter Steinmeier said on Thursday that talks for a political solution to end the civil war in Syria were difficult,...
Kerry meets King Salman to discuss Syria before Vienna talks
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met Saudi Arabia's King Salman in Jeddah on Sunday to discuss the fragile truce in Syria, before broader...
