After nuclear deal, Iran takes role to end Syria war
Iran's nuclear deal with world powers has bolstered its central role in efforts to end the spiralling Syrian civil war, bringing Tehran back to...
No sign of Saudi rescuing oil market
Low oil prices have pushed top exporter Saudi Arabia to hasten difficult economic reforms and cut spending on popular benefits, but it has few...
In Turkey avalanche, death toll disaster rises to 40
Turkish rescue workers scanned an avalanche field in eastern Turkey on Thursday, searching for a final missing person after two avalanches that killed dozens,...
Paris attacks: Was Salim Benghalem the real ringleader?
Ever since the 13 November attacks, Abdelhamid Abaaoud has been identified as the man who co-ordinated the triple gun and bomb onslaught on the...
Turkish businessman re-arrested over 2013 protests
Turkish businessman and philanthropist Osman Kavala has been re-arrested and taken to police headquarters in Istanbul, state media reported on Wednesday, hours after being...
Coronavirus, 34,800 infected-people globally
A viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 34,800 people globally.
Most of the deaths have been in central Hubei province, where...
Lockdown extends in Jordan
Jordan on Sunday extended a month-long lockdown that has closed schools, universities and government agencies until the end of the month to stem the...
Foreigners who joined IS faced almost certain death in Raqqa
As they made their last stand in the northern Syrian city of Raqqa, an estimated 300 extremists holed up in and around a sports...
Saudi 2016 budget marks end of era for lavish Gulf subsidies
An austere state budget released by Saudi Arabia this week is likely to mark the end of an era for the Gulf's lavish cradle-to-grave...
In taking economic war to Islamic State, U.S. developing new tools
Since last month, U.S. warplanes have struck Islamic State's oil infrastructure in Syria in a stepped-up campaign of economic warfare that the United States...
