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Builders bruised by Dubai real estate market woes
Middle East

Builders bruised by Dubai real estate market woes

DUBAI (Reuters) – Dubai’s real estate downturn is forcing construction and engineering firms to cut jobs and halt expansion plans,…
Russia, Iran and Turkey seek deal on new Syria constitutional body
Middle East

Russia, Iran and Turkey seek deal on new Syria constitutional body

  GENEVA (Reuters) – Russia, Iran and Turkey are close to agreement on composition of a Syrian constitutional committee that…
US believes Chinese intelligence behind Marriott hack
World

US believes Chinese intelligence behind Marriott hack

The United States said Wednesday that China was behind the massive hack of data from hotel giant Marriott, part of…
Pressure builds on Yemen’s warring parties as peace talks focus on port
Middle East

Pressure builds on Yemen’s warring parties as peace talks focus on port

  RIMBO, Sweden (Reuters) – Yemen’s warring parties are being pressed to agree thorny confidence-building measures, including the status of…
Commentary: Why Europe fears collapse of the Iran nuclear deal
Middle East

Commentary: Why Europe fears collapse of the Iran nuclear deal

  Ali Akbar Salehi, Iran’s nuclear chief and former foreign minister, has warned that Iranians are running out of patience with the…
On Iraq’s border with Syria, Iran-backed militia warily eye US forces
Middle East

On Iraq’s border with Syria, Iran-backed militia warily eye US forces

  Al-QAIM, Iraq (Reuters) – From a desert hillside guarded by Iraqi Shi’ite paramilitaries, commander Qasim Muslih can spot Islamic…
Iran sentences 3 rights lawyers to prison
Middle East

Iran sentences 3 rights lawyers to prison

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran has sentenced two human rights lawyers to six years in prison and a third to…
UN envoy says Yemen’s warring parties ‘not there yet’ on main issues
Middle East

UN envoy says Yemen’s warring parties ‘not there yet’ on main issues

  RIMBO, Sweden (Reuters) – UN special envoy Martin Griffiths said on Monday Yemen’s warring parties had yet to agree…
Exports of Iranian oil have improved since early November: Iranian president
Middle East

Exports of Iranian oil have improved since early November: Iranian president

  GENEVA (Reuters) – Exports of Iranian oil have improved since early November, Iranian president Hassan Rouhani said in a…
Israel, courting ex-foes, can overfly Sudan: Netanyahu
Middle East

Israel, courting ex-foes, can overfly Sudan: Netanyahu

  (Reuters) – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that Israeli airliners would be able to overfly Sudan en…
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