OPEC say Saudi comments show desire for higher oil price
OPEC delegates say comments from top exporter Saudi Arabia, which two years ago led the group to drop its historic role of supporting oil...
The awakening and comeback of the Arab Spring
The Iraqi people restored the image of the Arab Spring after it faded beneath the rubble and victims of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Iran’s...
Abu Dhabi lays off staff as Gulf austerity tightens
Thousands of layoffs at state-linked companies in Abu Dhabi are a fresh sign the Gulf's wealthy oil states are hunkering down for a long...
Prisoners riot again in northeast Syria – IS
A month after similar violence, militants from the Islamic State group rioted in a northeast Syrian prison Sunday, an opposition war monitor and a...
Bahrain says catches Iran-linked cell plotting attacks
Bahrain said on Wednesday it had caught an Iranian-linked cell plotting attacks on its territory, days after it followed its close ally Saudi Arabia...
Al Rajhi Investment awards operation of 5 new hotels in Makkah and Riyadh
Al Rajhi Investment Company will sign agreements today (Wednesday) for the management and operation of five hotels in Makkah and Riyadh.
The Company of Suleiman...
Saudi municipal elections sees withdrawal of 120 women candidates
At least 120 female candidates out of a total 1,019 running for Saudi Arabian municipal council elections have withdrawn their candidatures, according to the...
AP count: Over 2,400 killed in Saudi Hajj stampede
The September stampede during the hajj in Saudi Arabia killed at least 2,411 pilgrims, a new Associated Press count shows, three times the number...
World Bank: wars and cheap oil hurting Middle East growth
The World Bank said on Thursday that 2015 economic growth in the Middle East and North Africa likely came to just 2.6 percent, falling...
Bahraini jet crashes in Jizan, Saudi
A Bahraini F-16 jet taking part in a mostly Gulf Arab military campaign in Yemen crashed in southern Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, according to...
