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Saudi's Bahri says signs 700 million riyal loan for oil tankers

The National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia has signed a 700 million riyal ($186.7 million) loan to partly-finance the purchase of three very large...

Syrian Opposition Sets New Conditions on Geneva Peace

Expectations are increasingly becoming low especially after one of the major opposition groups in the Syrian war said Wednesday it will only attend the...

Brexit uncertainty prompts IMF to cut global growth forecasts again

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) cut its global growth forecasts for the next two years on Tuesday, citing uncertainty over Britain's looming exit from...

Solar plane's arrival highlights UAE's clean-energy push

The United Arab Emirates might not seem like an obvious spot to begin and end a globe-spanning flight promoting renewable energy. It is OPEC's fourth...

Zidane pledges to restore Real Madrid's attacking prowess

Zinedine Zidane promised Tuesday to make up for his lack of coaching experience by inspiring Real Madrid to play with the same attacking flair...

Syrian Kurds evacuate city as battle with Assad intensifies

Syrian Kurdish authorities evacuated thousands of civilians from Kurdish areas of a city in northeastern Syria on a second day of government air strikes...

Arab League to hold emergency talks on Saudi-Iran row

The Arab League will hold emergency talks at the request of Saudi Arabia on Sunday to discuss attacks in Iran on the kingdom's embassy...

Bomb attack targeting police rocks Turkish city of Diyarbakir

A car bomb attack targeting police on Tuesday rocked the majority-Kurdish Turkish city of Diyarbakir, wounding at least 15 members of the security forces,...

Arrests hit 6,000 as Turkey cracks down on army and judges after coup bid

Turkey widened a crackdown on suspected supporters of a failed military coup on Sunday, taking the number of people rounded up in the armed...

Iran clubs threaten to quit Champions League over Saudi row

Iran may withdraw its teams from Asia's biggest club tournament if they are blocked from hosting matches against Saudi Arabian clubs due to the...

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