Iran Sees Enemies Ganging Together as Israel Talks Up Saudi Ties
The shock and awe unleashed by Saudi Arabia’s crown prince has prompted concern in Iran, where speculation is mounting that the U.S. and Israel will…
Iran leader: Talks to help stabilize Syria
The Latest on Syria talks (all times local): 7:40 p.m. The World Health Organization says Syrian health officials have reported that 84 people have been…
Exclusive: Iraq looks to Kuwait gas pipeline to pay off reparations
DUBAI/TOKYO/LONDON (Reuters) – Iraq has hired Japan’s Toyo Engineering (6330.T) to help build a gas pipeline to Kuwait and a related petrochemical plant as Baghdad…
World Trade Organization sets up panel on Qatar-UAE crisis
GENEVA — The World Trade Organization has established a panel to decide on Qatar’s complaint against measures imposed on Doha by the United Arab Emirates…
Russia, Turkey and Iran Propose Conference on Postwar Syria’s Future
MOSCOW — Leaders of Russia, Turkey and Iran announced an agreement on Wednesday to sponsor a conference aimed at achieving a peaceful settlement of the…
Israel arrests Palestinians over population count
Israeli police have arrested several Palestinians, including members of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ political party Fatah, and accused them of carrying out a population census…
With Saudi Blockade Threatening Famine in Yemen, U.S. Points Finger at Iran
The White House is pressing to declassify intelligence allegedly linking Iran to short-range ballistic missile attacks by Yemeni insurgents against Saudi Arabia, part of a…
A Mayo woman who lost €400k on Dubai and Portugal properties is suing her financial advisor
A WIDOW WHO lost more than €400,000 she invested in foreign properties has sued a financial advisor and two related companies over their alleged failure…
Substantial progress achieved in EU-Azerbaijan relations
Substantial progress has been achieved in EU-Azerbaijan relations since the last Eastern Partnership Summit in Riga, said an EU official during a video-conference dedicated to…
How Assad ‘won the war’
“Al Assad has won the war,” declared Charles Glass in a recent piece for Stratfor, comparing the Syrian dictator to a Chicago mayor winning a re-election after…