Saudi paid former Egyptian PM $260,000 a month
Egyptian journalist and writer Mostafa Al-Bakri said that the former Egyptian Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab was paid a million Saudi riyals a month when...
Iran’s military holds annual drill near Strait of Hormuz – state TV
DUBAI, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Iran's military launched an annual drill in the Gulf near the strategic Strait of Hormuz waterway, Iranian state TV...
Kuwait sues own Olympic committee over international ban
Kuwait's sports authority has filed a civil lawsuit against the country's Olympic committee, local newspapers reported on Wednesday, accusing it of helping get the...
Roadside bomb kills 16 Yemeni soldiers in Marib city
At least 16 Yemeni government soldiers have been killed by a roadside bomb in the province of Marib east of the capital Sanaa, military...
Iran to send team to Saudi Arabia to discuss Hajj pilgrimage
Iran plans to send a delegation to Saudi Arabia to discuss new arrangements for the Hajj pilgrimage to Makkah, Iran's Tasnim news agency said on...
OPEC fails to agree policy but Saudis pledge no shocks
Saudi Arabia promised on Thursday not to flood the oil market with extra barrels even as OPEC failed to agree on output policy, with...
Iran could decide fate of first global oil deal for 15 years
The fate of the first global oil deal in 15 years could be decided on Wednesday when OPEC members travel to Iran to persuade...
Saudi Crown Prince expected to visit U.S.
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is expected to travel to the United States for a short visit from March 19 to 22, a...
Syrian regime planes bomb Kurdish-held city
Syrian government warplanes bombed Kurdish-held areas of the northeastern city of Hasaka on Thursday for the first time in the five-year-old civil war, the...
Egypt arrests leave few vocal critics of Sisi
A smiling Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi appeared on state television last month to pardon more than 330 prisoners, saying it was an act...
