Syria Hit By Diplomatic Defection As U.N. Battles Divisions
Syria's ambassador to Iraq defected on Wednesday in protest over President Bashar al-Assad's violent suppression of…
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Libya Islamist Chief Won’t Concede Election Defeat
The head of Libya's largest Islamist party refused on Wednesday to concede defeat in its first free election in…
Three African Migrants Hurt In Israeli Arson Attack
Unidentified arsonists set fire on Thursday to the Jerusalem home of Eritrean migrants, injuring three in what…
At Least 20 Killed In Bomb Explosion Targeting Yemen Police Academy
Dozens of people have been killed in a large bomb explosion targeting a police academy in the Yemeni capital,…
Gulf Set To See Robust Growth Despite Oil Price Drop
The immediate economic outlook for most of the Gulf's wealthy Arab oil exporters has improved in the last few…
GE Unit Wins Oman Air Force F-16 Engines Deal
The Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO) has purchased F110-GE-129D engines from GE Aviation to power its 12 new Lockheed…
Iran Embargo Spur Refiners’ Rush For Oil
The current rally in oil prices very much resembles the surge witnessed in February. As then, the cost of low…
Sonatrach and Total to sign USD5bn methanol plant contract in September 2012
Algeria's Sonatrach and France's Total will sign a contract for the Arzew methanol plant in Oran, Algeria, in…
Iran’s Central Insurance Co. Ready To Insure Foreign Oil Tankers
In a bid to counter the US-engineered European Union insurance bans against Iran, the Islamic Republic’s Central…
Conflict And Economic Woes In Tough 1st Year For South Sudan
South Sudan on Monday marks its first year of independence in somber mood, the world’s youngest nation wracked by…
