Lebanese patriarch makes historic Saudi visit amid Hariri crisis
Middle East
November 14, 2017
Lebanese patriarch makes historic Saudi visit amid Hariri crisis
Lebanon’s Christian Maronite Patriarch began a historic visit to Saudi Arabia on Monday under heightened scrutiny amid political tensions that…
No gas deals with Israel until arbitration cases resolved: energy minister
Egypt
November 14, 2017
No gas deals with Israel until arbitration cases resolved: energy minister
Egypt will not issue permits to companies to import natural gas from Israel as long as arbitration cases with its…
EU signs defense pact in decades-long quest
World
November 13, 2017
EU signs defense pact in decades-long quest
France and Germany edged toward achieving a 70-year-old ambition to integrate European defenses on Monday, signing a pact with 21…
OPEC sees tighter 2018 oil market as demand grows, supply falls
Economy
November 13, 2017
OPEC sees tighter 2018 oil market as demand grows, supply falls
OPEC on Monday forecast higher demand for its oil in 2018 and said its production-cutting deal with rival producers was…
Over half of Spaniards want early national election: poll
World
November 13, 2017
Over half of Spaniards want early national election: poll
More than half of Spanish voters favor an early national election, a survey showed on Monday, as support waned for…
Nearly 30 bodies found after clashes near Libyan capital: activists
Middle East
November 13, 2017
Nearly 30 bodies found after clashes near Libyan capital: activists
Twenty eight bodies with bullet wounds and torture marks were discovered on Saturday in an area west of Libya’s capital…
North Korean soldier, shot and wounded, ‘defects to South’
World
November 13, 2017
North Korean soldier, shot and wounded, ‘defects to South’
A North Korean soldier defected to the South on Monday after being shot and wounded by the North Korean military,…
Saudi Arabia requests urgent Arab League meeting on Iran: Egypt state news
Middle East
November 13, 2017
Saudi Arabia requests urgent Arab League meeting on Iran: Egypt state news
Saudi Arabia has called for an urgent meeting of Arab League foreign ministers in Cairo next week to discuss Iran’s…
Egypt to reduce arrears to foreign oil companies before end 2017 – minister
Egypt
November 12, 2017
Egypt to reduce arrears to foreign oil companies before end 2017 – minister
Egypt’s government expects to further reduce arrears owed to foreign oil companies before the end of 2017, the energy minister…
Turkey has completed purchase of Russian missile defense: defense minister
Middle East
November 12, 2017
Turkey has completed purchase of Russian missile defense: defense minister
Turkey’s purchase of Russian S-400 surface-to-air missiles has been completed but Ankara is discussing a further deal with a European…