Saudi reforms may not prevent looming economic slump
At a three-day conference in Riyadh this week, hundreds of Saudi Arabian officials and businessmen discussed ways to rescue the economy from low oil...
‘I apologize:’ Tony Blair admits Iraq war mistakes
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has apologized for aspects of the Iraq war in an interview with CNN on Sunday, although analysts suggest...
Signs of hope in Europe as virus curve falls
Germany reports fourth straight drop in daily rate of new coronavirus infections, according to data from the Robert Koch Institute for infectious diseases.
The number...
Victory proves elusive in Saudi king's Yemen war
In Yemen's humid southern port of Aden, Saudi Arabian soldiers in armoured cars patrol streets where jihadists lurk. In Marib, east of the capital...
Devaluation of Saudi currency would carry major political risk
The devaluation of Saudi Arabia's currency could cause such political instability that Riyadh has little choice but to stick to its promise to use...
A private Israeli jet flies over Sudan for first time
In what Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called another example of warming ties with formally hostile states, an Israeli aircraft has flown through Sudanese airspace...
Palestinian leaders stay the course as crises mount
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — In three decades of failed peace efforts, the Palestinians have never faced a more hostile U.S. administration, a more...
EU has little option but to deal with strengthened Erdogan
The EU, desperate for help to solve the migrant crisis, has little option but to deal with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on his...
210 killed in Iran over Coronavirus outbreak
At least 210 people have died in Iran from the new Coronavirus, BBC Persian reported Friday citing unnamed sources in the Islamic republic's health...
An unsatisfactory UN report over Syria hospital attacks
A UN board of inquiry investigating attacks on civilian establishments in Syria has refrained from directly holding Russia responsible.
The board of inquiry was established...
