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Newcomers pile into race for Qatar LNG
Middle East
January 23, 2019
Newcomers pile into race for Qatar LNG
LONDON (Reuters) – Qatar is preparing to issue a tender for energy firms seeking a stake in its gas expansion…
Arab nations inch toward rehabilitating Syria’s Assad
Middle East
January 13, 2019
Arab nations inch toward rehabilitating Syria’s Assad
BEIRUT (AP) — He has survived eight years of war and billions of dollars in money and weapons aimed…
Turkey building boom turning to bust as economy slows
Middle East
January 9, 2019
Turkey building boom turning to bust as economy slows
Deep in a provincial region of northwestern Turkey, it looks like a mirage — hundreds of luxury houses built in…
Qatar sends 24 armored vehicles to Mali
Middle East
December 26, 2018
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…
Iran ready to respond, says US aircraft carrier no threat
Middle East
December 24, 2018
Iran ready to respond, says US aircraft carrier no threat
LONDON (Reuters) – Iran said on Monday that it was ready to respond to any hostile US action against it,…
Bahrain summons Iraqi diplomat over ex-PM Maliki
Middle East
December 24, 2018
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…
Qatar rift overshadows Gulf Arab summit as emir stays away
Middle East
December 10, 2018
Qatar rift overshadows Gulf Arab summit as emir stays away
RIYADH (Reuters) – A Gulf Arab summit called for regional unity as Bahrain and Qatar traded barbs over the…
Saudi Arabia hosts GCC summit amid Qatar tensions
Middle East
December 9, 2018
Saudi Arabia hosts GCC summit amid Qatar tensions
RIYADH (Reuters) – The Gulf Cooperation Council’s (GCC) annual summit was set to open in Riyadh on Sunday, with regional…
If Iran can not export oil then no country will export oil from the Gulf: Iran president
Middle East
December 4, 2018
If Iran can not export oil then no country will export oil from the Gulf: Iran president
GENEVA (Reuters) – America should know that if Iran can not export oil then no country will export oil…
1991 Gulf War looms large over Bush’s Mideast legacy
Middle East
December 1, 2018
1991 Gulf War looms large over Bush’s Mideast legacy
AL-JAHRA, Kuwait (AP) — On the outskirts of Kuwait City, the love Kuwaitis have for former US President George…