Sri Lanka's government has deployed army troops to restore fuel distribution crippled during a strike launched by trade unions who want to stop leases of oil tanks to India and China
A Cabinet minister says Sri Lanka's government has approved a long-delayed agreement to sell a 70 percent stake in a $1.2 billion Chinese-built port to China, after an initial framework agreement drew public criticism and protests
Qatar's Vodafone says it's resolved major network outage more than a week after its services failed
Turkey's president has arrived in Saudi Arabia to begin a three-nation tour aimed at helping to forge a resolution to the diplomatic crisis between Qatar and four of its Arab neighbors
Qatar says the reported involvement of the United Arab Emirates in hacking its government news site in May is "unfortunate" and a breach of agreements among the Gulf countries
Emirates, the Middle East's largest airline, and budget carrier flydubai have announced plans to more closely integrate their operations
Iran imprisons Chinese-American for 10 years; President Rouhani's brother detained on financial misconduct allegations
France's Foreign Minister has urged Qatar and its Arab neighbors to find an end to their diplomatic standoff and to immediately lift measures that have impacted thousands of people in the Gulf
Attacker stabs foreign tourists in Egyptian resort, killing 2 German women; 5 policemen killed outside of Cairo
IMF head Lagarde praises Egypt for economic reform measures, says they'll set country on 'path of stability'