Economy Mar 21 Saudi Arabia says it ‘won’t bear any responsibility’ for high oil prices The unusually stark warning marked a departure from the giant oil producer's typically cautious statements, as Saudi officials remain aware that even their smallest comments can swing the price of oil and rattle global markets.
World Dec 30 Amid nuclear talks, Iran says it launched a rocket into space Iranian state television says Tehran has launched a rocket with a satellite carrier bearing three devices into space, though it's unclear if any object entered orbit.
World Oct 25 Facebook’s language gaps allow terrorist content and hate speech to thrive Internal company documents show the problems are far more systemic than just a few innocent mistakes, and that Facebook has understood the depth of these failings for years while doing little about it.
World Jun 30 Iran oil workers strike for better wages as economy strains under sanctions Thousands of workers in Iran's vast oil industry have gone on strike over the past week to press demands for better wages and conditions at oil facilities.
World Jun 23 U.S. takes down Iran-linked news sites, alleges disinformation American authorities have seized a range of Iran's state-linked news websites they accuse of spreading "disinformation." The takedowns come as world powers scramble to resurrect Tehran's tattered 2015 nuclear deal.
World Jun 21 Iran’s president-elect says he won’t meet Biden Iran's president-elect said he would not meet with Biden or negotiate over Tehran's ballistic missile program and its support of regional militias.
World Mar 21 Oil giant Saudi Aramco sees 2020 profits drop to $49 billion Saudi Arabia’s state-backed oil giant Aramco says its profits nearly halved in 2020 to $49 billion. Sunday's announcement of the big drop came as the coronavirus pandemic roiled global energy markets.
World Feb 09 Arab spacecraft enters orbit around Mars in historic flight A spacecraft from the United Arab Emirates swung into orbit around Mars on Tuesday in a triumph for the Arab world's first interplanetary mission.
World Jan 05 Qatar ruler lands in Saudi Arabia for summit to end blockade Qatar's ruling emir arrived in Saudi Arabia and was greeted with an embrace by its crown prince on Tuesday, following an announcement that the kingdom would end its yearslong embargo on the tiny Gulf Arab state.
World Jan 04 Saudi Arabia to lift Qatar embargo, opening air and land borders Kuwait's foreign ministry said Saudi Arabia will open its air and land borders with Qatar, in the first steps toward ending a diplomatic crisis that has deeply divided regional U.S. allies since 2017.