IMF cuts Saudi growth forecast on oil slide
Growth in OPEC heavyweight Saudi Arabia will slow to its lowest rate in seven years, the International Monetary Fund said Tuesday, as oil prices...
Independent Algerian newspaper faces closure
Independent Algerian newspaper El Khabar is facing likely closure after the government cracked down on its ad revenue and challenged its pending sale in...
UN council plans emergency meeting on North Korea nuclear test
The U.N. Security Council is planning to hold an emergency meeting on Wednesday to discuss North Korea's reported test of a hydrogen bomb, the...
ISIS spokesman Adnani wounded in military operation: state TV
Isis spokesman Abu Muhammad al-Adnani has reportedly been wounded in an air strike in Iraq's western province of Anbar, a military statement said on...
King Salman and President Sisi establish Saudi-Egyptian Coordination Council
Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi signed an agreement to establish the Saudi-Egyptian Coordination Council to oversee the initiatives and the...
Lebanese residency laws put Syrians at risk, says Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch says Lebanese residency laws are putting Syrian refugees in danger, arguing that the policies "set the stage for a potentially explosive...
Gunfight in Lebanon Palestinian refugee camp kills two
Two people were shot dead and others wounded on Monday in a Palestinian refugee camp in south Lebanon after a dispute between rival political...
Shift in Saudi oil thinking deepens OPEC split
As OPEC officials gathered this week to formulate a long-term strategy, few in the room expected the discussions would end without a clash. But...
Al-Qaeda urges attacks over Saudi executions
Al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri has called for revenge attacks in Saudi Arabia and on the West after the kingdom's execution of some 40 jihadists,...
At least 30 killed in Somalia restaurant bombings claimed by Al-Shebab
At least 30 people have been killed in twin bomb attacks claimed by Al-Shebab at a busy restaurant in the Somali city of Baidoa,...
