Iran
Iran allows women to attend Asian Champions League final
Middle East
November 12, 2018
Iran allows women to attend Asian Champions League final
Hundreds of female fans cheered for local champions Persepolis as they sought to claim their first continental crown. The…
Why are Iraq’s Kirkuk oilfields so important?
Middle East
November 11, 2018
Why are Iraq’s Kirkuk oilfields so important?
BAGHDAD/ABU DHABI (Reuters) – Iraq’s oilfields in the disputed Kirkuk region have taken on new significance after the United States…
Clashes reach residential streets in Yemen’s Hodeida
Middle East
November 11, 2018
Clashes reach residential streets in Yemen’s Hodeida
Fighting for control of Yemen’s rebel-held city of Hodeida reached residential streets on Sunday, as the Huthi insurgents mounted…
Mnuchin says Iran’s Central Bank to be cut off from global system
Middle East
November 9, 2018
Mnuchin says Iran’s Central Bank to be cut off from global system
Washington (CNN) – Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Thursday that the financial messaging service that moves money around the…
Egypt’s Sisi says army will defend Gulf Arabs in case of direct threat: newspaper
Egypt
November 6, 2018
Egypt’s Sisi says army will defend Gulf Arabs in case of direct threat: newspaper
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said the army will come to the defense of Gulf Arabs if they face…
Oil prices fall on Iran sanction exemptions, economic concerns
Business
November 6, 2018
Oil prices fall on Iran sanction exemptions, economic concerns
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices fell on Tuesday, weighed down by sanction exemptions from Washington that will allow Iran’s…
Turkish envoy calls US sanctions on Iran unwise, dangerous
Middle East
November 6, 2018
Turkish envoy calls US sanctions on Iran unwise, dangerous
TOKYO (AP) — Turkey’s top diplomat on Tuesday criticized the US resumption of sanctions on Iran as unilateral, not…
Iran accuses Israel of failed cyber attack
Middle East
November 5, 2018
Iran accuses Israel of failed cyber attack
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s telecommunications minister accused Israel on Monday of a new cyber attack on its telecommunications infrastructure, and…
Egypt denies importing Iranian Oil: Petroleum Ministry
Business
November 5, 2018
Egypt denies importing Iranian Oil: Petroleum Ministry
Sources from the Ministry of Petroleum have denied that Egypt has imported any crude oil or oil products from…
Iran blames Denmark plot on alleged Israeli conspiracy
Middle East
November 5, 2018
Iran blames Denmark plot on alleged Israeli conspiracy
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s intelligence minister claims that an alleged Iranian plot to kill an opposition activist in…