USA Aramco IPO to help Saudi economic shift from oil, says finance minister Aramco's shares surged the maximum permitted 10 percent on their Riyadh stock market debut on Wednesday. 11/12/2019
USA Gunman who killed 3 at U.S. Navy base watched mass-shooting videos The shooter was at a dinner prior to Friday's rampage at which mass-shooting videos were viewed, an official said. 07/12/2019
USA Heavyweight title fight draws accusations of Saudi 'sportswashing' Ahead of Saturday's world heavyweight boxing title fight, human rights groups accused Riyadh of using sports to rehabilitate its image on he world stage. 07/12/2019
USA Saudi Air Force member kills three at US naval base in Florida The shooting in Pensacola was the second shooting at a US naval base in one week. 07/12/2019
Art and Design Konvict to Konstruction: rap legend Akon building green city After success in the charts, Akon became a business magnate and philanthropist in Africa. 06/12/2019
Russia Russia opens Power of Siberia gas pipeline to China Russia is looking to increase exports to Europe as well as Asia. The China link comes alongside Nord Stream 2 to Germany and Turk Stream to Turkey. 03/12/2019
France Watch: Iranians in France demonstrate against Tehran protest crackdown Unrest was sparked after the government announced a hike in petrol prices, and quickly turned political. Amnesty International has said at least 161 people have been killed, but Tehran has rejected this figure. 03/12/2019
world news France considering Iran nuclear deal mechanism to enact UN sanctions France is said to be seriously considering enacting a mechanism in the 2015 nuclear treaty with Iran, which would lead to UN sanctions. 28/11/2019
USA Saudi Arabia arrests more journalists and activists, rights group says "They are still repressing people, still arresting more human rights defenders," said Yahya Assiri, a London-based Saudi dissident. 26/11/2019
Destinations The woman risking her life in the desert to document climate change Scottish adventurer Alice Morrison is on the verge of spending three months in the Sahara Desert. 25/11/2019
Romania Romania work to rescue more than 14,000 sheep aboard capsized ship Romanian authorities managed to rescue all 21-person crew and 32 sheep after the vessel capsized on Sunday - but there are still more than 14,000 sheep on board. 25/11/2019
Inspire Middle East World Tolerance Summit: Saudi Princess says Islamophobia is “a mindset” It was the United Arab Emirates’ first President, the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, who declared to his young nation that “tolerance is a duty.” 22/11/2019
USA Democrats are winning impeachment inquiry on substance but can they win on politics? First Read is your briefing from "Meet the Press" and the NBC Political Unit on the day's most important political stories and why they matter. 21/11/2019
USA To counter Iran, U.S. military may be forced into open-ended deployment "The biggest cost is you lose the ability to project into Asia or defend the homeland," said Ilan Goldenberg, one of the report's three authors. 21/11/2019
USA Read the full text from the fifth Democratic debate Read the full text from the fifth debate for the 2020 presidential election hosted by MSNBC and The Washington Post. 21/11/2019
brussels bureau Shooting instead of school: the stolen childhood of children in Yemen The 20 November marks the 30th anniversary of the International Convention on the Rights of the Child. But in Yemen and in other conflict areas, children are the main victims of human rights violations 20/11/2019
World Far-right terrorism on the rise, bucking global terror trends Whilst still only a fraction of global terror deaths are attributed to the far-right, it is a growing menace in the west, rising 320% in the last five years. 20/11/2019
