Oil falls as rally on supply concerns about Iran, Venezuela cool
Crude-oil prices traded lower early Friday, giving up some of the ground made in a recent rally spurred by supply concerns in Venezuela and Iran….
Sheikh Sultan bin Suhaim: Qatar bans citizens from Hajj, Saudi embassy responds
Sheikh Sultan bin Suhaim, the son of Sheikh Suhaim bin Hamad bin Abdullah al-Thani who was a member of the ruling family of Qatar and…
Airstrike on rebel-held village in northwest Syria kills at least 44
Airstrikes on a village in rebel-held Syria have killed at least 44 civilians and injured a further 80, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) has said, in…
After Israel bows out, Germany, Belgium shoo-ins for UN Security Council seats
AP — Germany and Belgium are certain to win seats on the UN Security Council after Israel dropped out of the race last month, but…
Turkey halts migrant re-admission deal with Greece
Turkey suspended its migrant re-admission deal with Greece days after Athens released from prison eight Turkish soldiers who fled their country after a 2016 attempted coup. The troops…
Austria to expel 60 Turkish-funded imams and shut seven mosques
Austria could expel up to 60 Turkish-funded imams and their families as part of a crackdown on “political Islam”, Interior Minister Herbert Kickl said Friday….
At Gaza border, tensions sky-high ahead of latest mass protests
Israeli security forces continued preparations Friday morning for an expected day of violent protests on Gaza’s border with Israel, as an incendiary kite started a…
Sheikh Sultan bin Suhaim: Qatar bans citizens from Hajj, Saudi embassy responds
Sheikh Sultan bin Suhaim, the son of Sheikh Suhaim bin Hamad bin Abdullah al-Thani who was a member of the ruling family of Qatar and…
Messi won’t come to Israel, but the argentinean president might
Argentinean soccer great Lionel Messi might not be coming to Israel this weekend, but Argentinean President Mauricio Macri may be making a visit in the…
Putin: Operations in Syria a unique opportunity to test, train troops
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that the military operation in Syria is a unique opportunity to test and train his forces. In his…