BP to cut 4,000 jobs amid oil price plunge
Oil company BP is cutting some 4,000 jobs in exploration and production over the next two years amid sharp drops in the price of...
Iran boosts oil output, foreign firms keen to seal deals
Iran ordered a sharp increase in oil output on Monday to take immediate advantage of the lifting of international sanctions, and some foreign firms...
Record-breaker Ronaldo hits 4 in Real Madrid’s 8-0 Champions League rout of Malmo
Cristiano Ronaldo struck four times to set a new record for goals scored in the Champions League group stage as Real Madrid also equaled...
UN Security Council to meet Friday on Syria
The UN Security Council will meet on Friday to hear UN envoy Staffan de Mistura explain his decision to suspend Syrian peace talks until...
Russia says US declines to host Moscow delegation for Syria talks
The United States declined to host a high-ranking Russian delegation on Syria and also refused to send its own mission to Moscow, Russia's foreign...
"Isis is brainwashing children to murder their own parents": Raqqa escaped Child soldier reveals
The extent to which Isis is brainwashing children in its self-declared Islamic caliphate has been revealed by a young escapee who claimed commanders told...
Egypt extends participation in Yemen conflict for up to one year
Egypt’s national defense council on Thursday extended the military’s participation in the Saudi-led operation in Yemen for up to one year, the presidency said...
Saudi soldier dies in Yemen border mine blast
A landmine has killed a Saudi Arabian soldier patrolling the southern border with Yemen, the interior ministry says.
The blast struck a Border Guard patrol...
Syrian government 'to let aid into besieged Madaya'
The Syrian government has agreed to allow aid into the besieged rebel-held village of Madaya, the UN says, amid reports of residents starving to...
Egyptian court acquits 22 over Red Sea islands protest
A Cairo court acquitted on Wednesday 22 people on trial for protesting against a government decision to transfer two Red Sea islands to Saudi...
