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Libya’s long-divided parliament on Wednesday approved an interim government mandated to bring the fractured country together after a decade of chaos and violence, and to oversee elections in December as … Read More

Saudi Arabia will take action to deter attacks on its oil facilities, its foreign minister said on Wednesday, following an attack on the heart of the industry this week by … Read More

The head of the U.N. food agency warned after a visit to Yemen that his underfunded organization may be forced seek hundreds of millions of dollars in private donations in … Read More

A Saudi court Tuesday upheld the original sentence of women’s rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul, who had championed women’s right to drive and for an end to Saudi Arabia’s male guardianship … Read More

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will pay his first visit to the United Arab Emirates on Thursday, 10 days before a closely contested election in Israel, Israeli media reports said on … Read More

Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, the Public Investment Fund, said on Wednesday it has signed a $15 billion multi-currency revolving credit facility with a group of 17 banks, which it … Read More

Pope Francis condemned weapons manufacturers and traffickers for selling arms to “terrorists” in comments on Wednesday reflecting on his recent trip to Iraq.

Parliament is set to meet in a legislative session Friday to endorse an urgent draft law to compensate security forces for the increased cost of living, following a stark drop … Read More

Sudan’s prime minister and Saudi Arabia’s powerful crown prince met Wednesday to discuss Saudi investment opportunities in the Red Sea, the Sudanese government said, as the kingdom seeks to boost … Read More

Pope Francis thanked the people of Iraq Wednesday for allowing him to make his historic trip to the country, saying Iraqis deserve to live in peace.