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...
Caught off-guard by Zika, Brazil struggles with deformed babies
Angela Rocha, a pediatrician in northeastern Brazil, measures the head of a child born with microcephaly, a tragic neurological complication linked to Zika, the...
British people 'ignorant of Saudi human rights successes', says minister
A British government minister has urged Saudi Arabia to do a “better job” of trumpeting its human rights successes during an official visit to...
Five Years On: Where is Egypt Today After Its Arab Spring?
On Monday, Egypt marks the fifth anniversary of the Arab Spring revolt, a wave of uprisings, riots and civil wars, which swept through the...
Saudis battle for oil market domination
By abandoning the tight rein it held for decades on the oil market, OPEC heavyweight Saudi Arabia launched a battle for control that sent...
Syrians fleeing war find unlikely refuge in Sudan
Frantically serving up Syrian-style sandwiches and platters of chicken and meat, Shawermat Anas opens onto a busy street in Khartoum. Those from Damascus might...
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...
Leading Iraqi Shi'ite says Islamic State shrugging off U.S. air strikes
Flush with cash and weapons, Islamic State is attracting huge numbers of foreign fighters to Iraq and Syria and withstanding U.S.-led air strikes that...
Surge of American tourists tests limits of Cuba
Cuba's tourism industry is under unprecedented strain and struggling to meet demand with record numbers of visitors arriving a year after detente with the...
OPEC and Russia talk of oil teamwork, but Saudi talks of investment
Senior OPEC and Russian oil industry officials stepped up vague talk on Monday of possible joint action to remedy one of the worst supply...
