Irish expats could face tax bills in Saudi Arabia

Kingdom is seeking to reduce its reliance on oil revenue after plunge in crude prices

Bullish Dubai stock market roars ahead

Stocks are up 20% year-to-date as low valuations lure investors

In its destruction, Palmyra reaps what Saudi Arabia sowed

Saudi Arabia’s puritan Wahhabi doctrine is the font of Islamic State beliefs

Obama must strike delicate balance at Arab summit

As Gulf leaders decline to travel, US president must juggle competing interests in region

King Salman of Saudi Arabia pulls out of US talks on Iran

The summit, scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday, follows months of US diplomacy

Saudi Arabia denies sending troops into Aden

Conflicting reports of coalition force entering Yemeni city to defend airport

Iran nuclear deal agreed: Obama hails ‘historic’ agreement

Framework after eight days of talks could end decades of confrontation and threats

Air strike kills at least 40 at Yemen camp for displaced

Warships fire on Houthis as Pakistan announces support for Saudi intervention

Houthi leader insists group will seek powersharing in Yemen

Group wants to reach out to country’s traditional allies, including US and Saudi Arabia

Oil export losses expected to reach $300 bn in Middle East

Prices hovering near six-year lows due to shale crude growth

Egypt’s economy bouncing back after recent upheavals but IMF urges caution

Growth is forecast at 3.8% but clear economic plan may be lacking

Saudis to open stock exchange to international investors

Exchange is currently limited to investors from the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council

Fundamentalists massacre 15 Alawite and Druze civilians in Syria

Killings coincide with Syrian army taking control of Qalamoun region near Lebanon

Contract win for ESB in Oman

Move will give ESB International a platform to expand in Middle Eastern country

Gulf region lifts ban on Irish beef and sheep meat

‘Milestone’ move reverses restrictions in place because of concerns over BSE and scrapie disease

Syrian rebels claim new weapons may see them topple regime in six months

Free Syrian Army would be used for one objective only: ‘to fight the regime of Bashar al-Assad’

Syria conflict takes toll on Beirut politics

Lebanese unable to form cabinet as politicians take sides and stoke tensions

Syrian troops recapture border crossing at Golan Heights after fierce fighting

Austria to pull out its 380 troops, the largest contingent in UN force at Golan

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