Venezuela has been pushing for an emergency OPEC meeting
Atleast 769 pilgrims were killed and over 930 injured in a stampede near Mecca on Thursday
Residents and medics said most of the victims were women and children
At least 155 Iranian pilgrims died in the stampede on Thursday near Mecca and 300 other Iranians remain unaccounted for
The men were killed by heavy gunfire from the Yemen side of the border on Friday after their patrol vehicle was hit by a mine explosion
Saudi Arabia and the other Gulf states have reaffirmed their opposition to Assad, but have not said publicly how they intend to deal with the arrival of the Russian forces
The attack took place at al-Balili mosque, just outside the Old City of Sanaa
Diplomacy has so far failed to find a solution to Syria’s crisis, now in its fifth year
Gulf currencies pegged to the US dollar have come under pressure but Fitch said that the decision to remove the pegs will most likely be political
His return is the most concrete sign yet that the Saudi-led military coalition has secured enough territory from the Houthis
Evidence suggests they are alive and detained by the Houthi militias, an official said
The attack came a day after similar air strikes killed around 50 people
The real estate entities rated by S&P have “sufficient headroom in their credit ratios” to handle the slowdown, the agency said
Two hotels will open in Tehran next month – the ibis IKIA and Novotel IKIA, the first international brands to re-enter the market since 1979
Marib has become a key battlefield between Iranian-allied Houthi militia and a coalition of Yemenis and Emirati, Saudi and Bahraini troops
Investments are pouring into areas of IT that can facilitate check-in, bag drop/collection and entertainment
Agencies have imposed stronger spending restrictions in anticipation of lower consumer demand, the agency says
On Tuesday, Israeli police fired stun grenades and tear gas at rock-throwing Palestinians who barricaded themselves inside al-Aqsa mosque
The project will see over a million students committing to read 50 million extracurricular books during one academic year
The investment will expand upon Home Centre’s 90 store footprint
Previously awarded projects are continuing without impact, experts say
Parliament is dominated by conservatives and many analysts say Khamenei will not want Rouhani’s allies to win a majority
Accor is set to become the first international hospitality company to operate in Tehran since the 1979 Revolution.
Yemeni forces and their Arab allies are fighting to oust the Houthis in a six-month war that has killed over 4,500 people
The tourist group of 22 had parked their four four-by-four vehicles off road for a barbecue near the Bahariya oasis
The UAE and Saudi Arabia have fared better than their GCC counterparts because of economic diversification, says report
The five Saudis were reportedly killed in southern Najran province
An Emirati serviceman was killed during the operation, state news agency WAM reported
More than 772,000 TEUs containers were handled in the first seven months of 2015
Iraq’s foreign minister had said in May that Qatar would open an embassy in Baghdad