Syria air defense fire was a false alarm, reports
AFP| Syrian state media said Sunday that air defences had opened fire near Damascus airport, before withdrawing the report after what appeared to be a...
250,000 refugees could return to Syria next year: UN
AFP | A quarter of a million Syrian refugees could return home next year, despite massive hurdles facing returnees, the UN said Tuesday, urging support...
Oman & Israel: Strategic partners in Middle East?
News Desk | Oman will let Israeli planes fly through its airspace, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday, in another sign of his country's efforts...
Anti Iran Coalition: Arab countries talking with US for a military alliance
AFP| Arab countries are in talks with the United States for a new security agreement to protect the Middle East from "external aggression", Saudi Foreign...
US accuses Russia of lying on Syria attack to undermine truce
AFP | The United States and Britain accused Russia on Friday of fabricating a story about chemical weapons use by Syrian rebels and warned Moscow...
OPEC, partners face stiff test to agree oil cut deal
AFP | OPEC ministers resumed talks Friday before further discussions with 10 key partner countries, including Russia, later in the day to thrash out an...
Qatari Emir invited to GCC summit despite tensions with KSA
AFP | Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani has received an invite from Saudi Arabia to attend this month's Gulf Cooperation Council summit, despite...
US Senate resolution potentially changes Middle East dynamics – James M. Dorsey
James M. Dorsey | A draft US Senate resolution effectively portraying Saudi policy as detrimental to US interests and values and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman as “complicit” in the...
Yemen Peace Talks: A ray of hope after years of fighting
News Analysis | The first meeting between all the stakeholders of the Yemen War, including Houthi Rebels and the ousted Hadi government representatives alongside Saudi...
Qatar to quit Saudi-dominated OPEC in 2019
AFP | Qatar will leave OPEC next month in order to focus on gas production, the Gulf state's new Energy Minister Saad al-Kaabi announced Monday,...
Lowering Oil Output: OPEC in Trump’s storm
AFP | OPEC members and other oil-producing countries convene in Vienna this week to discuss lowering their output, as they scramble to buffer their earnings...
Senior US admiral found dead in Bahrain: official
AFP | The admiral leading US Navy operations in the Middle East was found dead Saturday in Bahrain, the military branch said, adding that no...