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Oil price glosses over OPEC problems

OPEC looks to be in a happier place with oil prices recovering, but its inability to agree an output ceiling to restrain the flow...

Suicide bombers kill 5 in eastern Lebanon near Syria border

A group of suicide bombers detonated their explosives' vests in a northeastern Lebanese village near the border with Syria on Monday, killing five people...

Dutch parliament votes to ban weapon exports to Saudi Arabia

The Dutch parliament passed a bill on Tuesday calling for the government of the Netherlands to halt weapon exports to Saudi Arabia, citing ongoing...

Egypt's illicit currency traders defy crackdown, spread business abroad

Egypt's efforts to stamp out illicit currency trading is pushing black market dealers to carry out transactions abroad, beyond the reach of the law,...

Saudi Hajj disaster death toll shows over 1,250 killed

An Associated Press count shows that at least 1,254 pilgrims were killed in a crush and stampede during the hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia. The...

Saudi wanted over August bombing of Asir province mosque killed in raid

A Saudi national shot dead on Thursday in a raid by security forces was on a wanted list of suspects involved in the bombing...

Tunisia PM reshuffles cabinet amid challenges

Tunisian Prime Minister Habib Essid named 12 new ministers on Wednesday in a cabinet reshuffle he hopes will boost the effectiveness of his government...

Yemen peace talks delayed by ongoing combat

Peace talks in Kuwait aimed at ending over a year of civil war and a Saudi-led intervention in Yemen will not begin on Monday...

Gunmen storm Baghdad mall after explosion

Four gunmen charged into a shopping mall in eastern Baghdad on Monday after a car bomb exploded outside, killing at least seven people, two...

Saudi Arabia shoots down missile fired from Yemen

The Saudi-led coalition fighting Shiite rebels in Yemen says Saudi Arabia has shot down a ballistic missile launched toward the kingdom from Yemen. The coalition...

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