(Zaman al-Wasl) After the failure of the Kerry-Lavrov special agreement to stop the fighting in Syria, Russia Today channel and other Russian media outlets recently started speaking about the possibility of Moscow using a limited nuclear strike in a bid to explore the potential extent of its...

OPEC's oil output is likely to reach its highest in recent history in September, a Reuters survey found on Friday, as Iraq boosted northern exports and Libya reopened some of its main oil terminals. The increase comes despite lower output in top exporter Saudi Arabia and this week's...

The number of refugees caught trying to reach Greek islands from Turkey via the Aegean Sea doubled in September compared to August, according to Turkish Coast Guard data. Trying to make the perilous journey by sea, 3,300 refugees were held by the Turkish Coast Guard in September, the peak of...

Asian stocks extended losses on Friday as worries about the health of Deutsche Bank weighed on financial shares and as oil prices inched back from near-one month highs on scepticism over OPEC's new plan to curb output. European markets are also poised for sharply lower starts, with...