Washington/Jeddah: US President Donald Trump accused OPEC on Friday of "artificially" boosting oil prices, drawing rebukes from some of the...
Ankara: A magnitude 5.9 earthquake on Thursday struck Iran's southern province of Bushehr, which is home to a nuclear power plant, state television...
London: President Hassan Rouhani said Iran would make or buy any weapons it needed to defend itself in a region beset by "invading powers", as the...
Dubai/London: Top oil exporter Saudi Arabia would be happy to see crude rise to $80 or even $100 a barrel, three industry sources said, a sign Riyadh will...
San Francisco/Washington: Chinese smartphone maker ZTE Corp's US woes deepened on Tuesday, as regulators proposed new rules that could cut into its...
Occupied Jerusalem: Israel released details on Tuesday about what it described as an Iranian "air force" deployed in neighbouring Syria, including...
Beirut: Global chemical weapons inspectors finally reached the Syrian town on Tuesday where a suspected poison gas attack took place, days after the United...
London/New York/Hong Kong: The United States has banned American firms from selling parts to China's ZTE Corp for seven years, a potentially devastating...
Luxembourg: The European Union failed to agree new sanctions against Iran on Monday amid Italy's opposition and fears that punishing Tehran for its...
On December 6, 1998, Hugo Chávez was elected president of Venezuela. The effects of that vote – which most agree was the last free and fair vote in that...