Iraq needs Kurds in battle against ISIS, says Zebari
The Iraqi army will need Kurdish fighters' help to retake Mosul, the largest city under the control of Islamic State, Iraqi FinanceMinister Hoshiyar Zebari...
Oil-dependent Saudi, Norway sovereign funds selling European shares
The top three oil-dependent sovereign wealth funds have been selling European equity holdings since May, a study showed on Monday, another sign of petrodollars...
Rupture with Iran may not have been Saudi aim
The diplomatic rupture with Iran triggered by the execution of a Shi'ite cleric was probably a side effect of a decision taken by Saudi...
Syria peace talks stalled over who represents opposition
The talks were meant to begin on Monday in Geneva, but have been held up by international disagreement over who should be invited from...
Algerian president’s son found innocent in high-profile corruption case
The national radio reported Thursday that the son of Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has been acquitted in a high-profile corruption case in which he...
Riyadh, Tehran tone down rhetoric on Haj dead
Both countries’ ministers exchange condolences, agree to repatriate dead pilgrims
Iran and Saudi Arabia sought to tone down a war of words over last week’s...
Family mourns Nigerian pilgrim who fled Boko Haram but died in Haj crush
Three years after his family fled their northeastern Nigerian home to escape threats from Boko Haram militants, Mudasir Gambo must have thought his luck...
A month on, signal in Beirut rubble raises hope for survivor
BEIRUT (AP) — A pulsing signal was detected Thursday from under the rubble of a Beirut building that collapsed during the horrific port explosion...
Canada confirmed one case of deadly Virus with 2,000 cases in China
The death toll from the new virus in China has risen to 56 with 1,975 total cases reported.
The figures reported Sunday morning cover the...
Jeb Bush takes on Trump
Challenger Jeb Bush locked horns with Republican front-runner Donald Trump in a national security debate on Tuesday but most rivals avoided tangling with the...
