Saudi Arabia to Build New Mega City on Country’s North Coast
RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia announced on Tuesday a $500 billion plan to create a business and industrial zone extending across its borders into...
US-led coalition denies Syrian air strikes
Beirut, Oct 24, 2017 (AFP) - The US-led coalition battling the Islamic State group in Syria and Iraq denied on Tuesday that it had...
Tillerson attends landmark Saudi, Iraq meeting
Riyadh, Oct 22, 2017 (AFP) - Top US diplomat Rex Tillerson attended a landmark meeting Sunday between Saudi Arabia and Iraq aimed at upgrading...
Iraqi foreign minister to discuss Kurdistan, oil projects in Moscow
MOSCOW, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Iraqi counterpart Ibrahim al-Jaafari will meet in Moscow on Oct. 23 to...
Tillerson’s Middle East aim is a Saudi-Iraqi axis against Iran
(AP) — As U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson visits the Middle East this weekend, he'll hope to achieve something that has eluded top...
Turkish hunger striker Professor released
ANKARA (Reuters) - A Turkish teacher who has been on hunger strike for months to protest about losing his job in the government’s purge...
Egyptian officials say 55 police killed in Cairo shootout
CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian security officials say at least 55 policemen, including 20 officers and 34 conscripts, have been killed in a shootout during...
Israel says it will intensify response to Syrian fire after air raid
JERUSALEM/BEIRUT, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Five projectiles from Syria set off air raid sirens in Israeli towns on Saturday, prompting the Israeli military to...
Qatar refuses to lift travel ban of former Justice Minister
Amnesty International has voiced concerns towards the Government of Qatar on the ban, calling for immediate withdrawal of the ban. Dr Najeeb Al-Nuami has...
Tillerson to attend Saudi-Iraqi diplomatic meeting
Washington: US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson departs Friday for the Gulf where he will take part in the first meeting of a Saudi-Iraqi...
