Monday, January 19, 2026

Deputy Crown Prince chairs first meeting of Supreme Council of Saudi Aramco in Jeddah

The Supreme Council of the Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco) held its first meeting on Wednesday evening in Jeddah. The meeting was chaired by...

One reported dead in blast claimed by ISIS at police station south of Riyadh

An improvised explosive device planted next to a police station south of the Saudi capital Riyadh killed one person, the Saudi Interior Ministry said...

US says Russia has ‘losing strategy’ in Syria

US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter said Monday that Russia is pursuing a “losing strategy” in Syria and that it must live up to its...

Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudan sign Renaissance Dam agreement

Foreign ministers of Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia signed a “Khartoum document,” aimed to resolve differences about the upcoming Renaissance Dam project, following their meeting...

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...

Iraq summons Saudi envoy over comments on Iran-backed militias

Iraq summoned the new Saudi ambassador on Sunday after he suggested Iranian-backed Shi'ite militias were exacerbating sectarian tensions and should leave the fight against...

Turkey will no longer stop Syrian refugees reaching Europe after troops killed

Turkey on Friday raised the death toll from a Syrian government airstrike on its forces in northwestern Syria to 54 this month. It was the...

Cautious steps as Libya's new government moves into Tripoli

Troops in balaclavas guard the gate and foreign diplomats arrive daily with offers of aid at Tripoli's Abusita naval base, where Libya's new U.N.-backed...

18 killed in car bomb against Syrian insurgents in southern province Quneitra

Eighteen fighters were killed in a car bomb blast that hit a Syrian insurgent group in the southern province of Quneitra on Wednesday, a...

Saudi Arabian crude exports rise to 7.111 mln bpd in Sept

Saudi Arabia raised its oil exports in September by 113,000 barrels per day (bpd) to 7.111 million bpd from 6.998 million bpd in the...

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