The Iranian foreign ministry’s media diplomacy directorate general announced that the most important achievement of Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif’s visit to Turkey was Tehran-Ankara agreement to cooperate on halting Syria fighting and sending humanitarian aids to the war-ravaged country. Zarif on Wednesday conferred with Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım ...
Saudi Arabia’s stock market fell sharply for a second straight day on Wednesday, leading the entire region down, in response to weak oil prices and government austerity measures. The Saudi equities index, which had retreated 3.8 percent on Tuesday, sank a further 3.4 percent to 5,534 points, its lowest finish ...