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OPEC not concerned about US pickup in oil output
OPEC does not see increased U.S. oil output as a threat to its interests but is skeptical about current forecasts on the boom of American shale oil ...
OPEC keeps output target on hold amid weak economy
OPEC ministers agreed to keep their daily crude production target unchanged at a meeting Wednesday. But in a sign of internal rivalries, they failed ...
Saudi says foreign group behind cyber-attacks
A Saudi official says the cyber-attacks that hit the country's oil giant Aramco and Qatari natural gas producer RasGas in August originated outside ...
US envoys say no 'pivot' away from Mideast
American envoys challenged assertions Saturday that Washington seeks to diminish its role in Middle East affairs, insisting U.S. political ties and ...
A look at the Patriot missiles en route to Turkey
NATO's expected decision Tuesday to provide Turkey with Patriot missiles returns the spotlight to an American-manufactured, anti-missile system that ...
WHO: 2 more cases of new virus in Jordan
International health officials have confirmed two more fatal cases of a mysterious respiratory virus in the Middle East. The virus has so far sickened ...
Gunmen in Yemen kill Saudi army officer
Gunmen in Yemen opened fire on the car of a Saudi Arabian army officer working with his embassy's military section on Wednesday, killing him and his ...
Saudi-backed religious center opens in Austria
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday urged Israel and Hamas to respect their cease-fire but said only mutual recognition of Israel's right to ...
Syrian rebels capture air base near Damascus
Syrian rebels captured a helicopter base just outside Damascus Sunday in what an activist called a "blow to the morale of the regime" near President ...
German lab: Qatar man suffered from new virus
A patient from Qatar has been confirmed with a new virus related to SARS, while health officials are investigating whether it may have spread between ...
Syrian warplanes bomb Damascus suburbs
Syrian warplanes bombed Damascus suburbs and rebel-held areas in the country's north Wednesday as the government blasted the European Union for ...
Personal, strategic motivations for Obama in Asia
For President Barack Obama, expanding U.S. influence in Asia is more than just countering China or opening up new markets to American businesses.
Acrobatic Ibrahimovic shoots down England
Zlatan Ibrahimovic illuminated a low-key night of international friendlies on Wednesday, scoring an audacious overhead kick from 30 yards to cap his ...
Syrian rebels take villages near Israel-held area
Syrian rebels control almost all the villages near the frontier with the Israel-held Golan Heights, the Israeli defense minister said Wednesday, ...
US seen overtaking Saudis as biggest oil producer
The United States will become the world's largest oil producer by around 2020, temporarily overtaking Saudi Arabia, as new exploration technologies ...
Oil slips as fiscal cliff looms over US economy
The price of oil slipped below $86 a barrel Monday as traders worried about the threat to the U.S. economy if President Barack Obama and lawmakers ...
Sexes to be separated in panel advising Saudi king
A Saudi official says a screen will separate genders on the country's main advisory body to King Abdullah when women join it for the first time.
Cameron: Grant Assad safe passage to end conflict
British Prime Minister David Cameron suggested Tuesday that Syria's president Bashar Assad could be allowed safe passage out of the country if that ...
Saudi: al-Qaida shoots 2 guards on Yemen border
Saudi Arabia's Interior Ministry says a group of 11 al-Qaida fighters has killed two border guards while trying to cross into Yemen before they ...
British PM in Gulf seeking to boost military ties
British Prime Minister David Cameron is visiting Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to expand military and trade links despite strained ...
UK's Cameron touts British defense deals in Gulf
Prime Minister David Cameron hoped to spur British arms sales Monday with a tour of the Gulf and Middle East — but faces a challenge from France's ...