(Eqtsad)- US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have been using the Euphrates Dam near the town of Tabaqa as a bridge to transport hundreds of fuel tankers and livestock to the government-held areas, well-informed source said on Friday. Former director of the Euphrates Dam...

(Reuters) - The dollar touched a fresh seven-week high versus a basket of currencies on Friday, supported by hopes for progress on U.S. tax reforms, with traders looking to U.S. jobs data for near-term catalysts. Congressional Republicans moved to hasten an overhaul of the U.S. tax code...

President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday that Turkey would soon close its border with northern Iraq and shut its air space in response to last week's Kurdish independence referendum. Erdogan, who held talks in Tehran on Wednesday with Iranian leaders, also said Turkey would decide...

Saudi Arabia has told the International Monetary Fund that it is reconsidering the speed at which it imposes austerity steps to avoid slowing the economy too much and boosting unemployment, the IMF said Thursday. "The authorities indicated that they were considering the appropriate pace...