The speaker of Iraq's parliament narrowly escaped death on Monday when a roadside bomb exploded near his convoy close to the northern city of Mosul, his office said. Usama al-Nujaifi, one of Iraq's most senior Sunni Muslim politicians, was visiting al-Salam area south of Mosul when...
Noble Energy Inc ( NBL.N ) slashed the risks to its colossal Israeli natural gas project by selling a stake to Australia's largest oil producer and sealing a crucial supply deal with a Palestinian power company in one of the world's political flash points....
Russia and China on Monday rebuffed the United States, France and Britain and other states by failing to attend negotiations on a draft U.N. Security Council resolution to boost aid access in Syria , diplomats said. Australia ,...
The initiative to neutralize the Palestinian refugee camps in Syria entered into force in Yarmouk camp Monday when bulldozers began to remove roadblocks as the road has been cleared from landmines, Zaman Alwasl reporter said. Mahmoud Nassar, activist and relief worker from...
