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Qatar sends 24 armored vehicles to Mali
Middle East

Qatar sends 24 armored vehicles to Mali

DUBAI (Reuters) – Qatar has airlifted 24 armored vehicles to Mali, in a move it said would help the countries…
Bahrain summons Iraqi diplomat over ex-PM Maliki
Middle East

Bahrain summons Iraqi diplomat over ex-PM Maliki

DUBAI (Reuters) – Bahrain’s Foreign Ministry summoned the deputy charge d’affaires of the embassy of Iraq on Monday to denounce…
Reformist Saudi prince Talal bin Abdulaziz dies aged 87
Middle East

Reformist Saudi prince Talal bin Abdulaziz dies aged 87

  RIYADH (Reuters) – Prince Talal bin Abdulaziz, a vocal supporter of reform in Saudi Arabia, has died aged 87,…
Hodeida truce ‘dead duck’ if rebel breaches persist: coalition
Middle East

Hodeida truce ‘dead duck’ if rebel breaches persist: coalition

  A hard-won truce in the battleground Yemeni city of Hodeida will collapse if rebel violations persist and the United…
Yemen’s warring parties trade blame for breaching port ceasefire
Middle East

Yemen’s warring parties trade blame for breaching port ceasefire

  ADEN (Reuters) – Yemen’s warring parties have traded accusations of breaching a ceasefire in Hodeidah that was mediated by…
Saudi king extends allowances as living costs rise
Middle East

Saudi king extends allowances as living costs rise

  RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has extended monthly allowances for government employees, military personnel, pensioners,…
In 2019, Mideast economic troubles loom as wars wind down
Economy

In 2019, Mideast economic troubles loom as wars wind down

  AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — As the Middle East ushers in 2019, the decade’s ruinous conflicts in Syria, Yemen, Libya…
Report: China is driving use of armed drones in Middle East
Middle East

Report: China is driving use of armed drones in Middle East

  BEIRUT (AP) — The use of armed drones in the Middle East, driven largely by sales from China, has…
Saudi Arabia rejects US Senate’s ‘interference’ in kingdom
Middle East

Saudi Arabia rejects US Senate’s ‘interference’ in kingdom

  RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia issued an unusually strong rebuke of the US Senate on Monday, rejecting…
UN calls for ‘credible’ probe into Khashoggi murder
Middle East

UN calls for ‘credible’ probe into Khashoggi murder

  UN chief Antonio Guterres called Sunday for a “credible” probe into journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s murder in Saudi Arabia’s consulate…
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