Gulf Arab states reject Iranian influence in region
The six-member Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) rejected on Wednesday what it said was Iranian interference in the region, Al Arabiya television said according to...
Kuwait in deal to import 2.5 million tons of liquefied gas
Kuwait's state oil company has signed deals to import 2.5 million tons of liquefied gas per year into the country to help power electricity...
Saudi FM Jubeir heads to Pakistan as Iran tensions deepen
Saudi Arabia's foreign minister arrives in Pakistan on Thursday, where he will meet leaders of a government keen to defuse spiralling sectarian tension between...
Bahrain jails four men on terrorism charges
A Bahraini court sentenced four people to five years in prison for plotting to receive explosives and weapons training to carry out attacks in...
Iraq wants control of Kurdish region’s oil exports – state firm
BAGHDAD, Nov 2 (Reuters) - Iraq wants the Kurdistan region to stop independent crude exports and to hand over sales operations to the Iraqi...
Anti-migrant German populist party surges in local polls
Germany's right-wing populist AfD party made strong gains in local polls in western states on the back of rising support for its anti-migrant rhetoric,...
Egypt eyes tough reforms in bid to save economy
Egypt hopes a $12-billion financing deal with the IMF will usher in an economic turnaround but real progress hinges on a tough reform package...
Erdogan: Turkey suffering 'one of biggest terrorism waves in its history'
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Monday his country was suffering "one of the biggest waves of terrorism in its history", vowing to crush...
Italy to take measures against Egypt unless truth emerges on dead student
Italy said on Tuesday it would take "immediate and proportionate" measures against Egypt if the Cairo government does fully cooperate in uncovering the truth...
Dubai's Emirates sees 9% passenger growth in 2015
Dubai's Emirates airlines carried 51.3 million passengers in 2015, up nine percent from last year, the company said Wednesday.
CEO Tim Clark said the year...
