Iran
Russia’s Putin lands in Saudi Arabia on Mideast trip
Middle East
October 14, 2019
Russia’s Putin lands in Saudi Arabia on Mideast trip
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin traveled to Saudi Arabia on Monday, meeting with the oil-rich…
Saudis take control of Yemen’s Aden to end stand-off between allies
Middle East
October 14, 2019
Saudis take control of Yemen’s Aden to end stand-off between allies
DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabian forces have taken over control of Yemen’s southern port of Aden as part of efforts…
Khamenei tells Iran’s Guards to develop more advanced, modern weapons
Middle East
October 13, 2019
Khamenei tells Iran’s Guards to develop more advanced, modern weapons
DUBAI (Reuters) – Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei told Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards on Sunday to develop more advanced and…
Iran offers to mediate between Syrian Kurds, Turkey
Middle East
October 12, 2019
Iran offers to mediate between Syrian Kurds, Turkey
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran offered on Saturday to engage Syrian Kurds, Syria’s government and Turkey in talks to establish security…
Iran tanker hit by suspected missile strikes off Saudi coast
Middle East
October 12, 2019
Iran tanker hit by suspected missile strikes off Saudi coast
Suspected missile strikes hit an Iranian oil tanker off the Saudi coast on Friday, its owner said, the first Iranian…
A look at who’s who in northeast Syria as war fears rise
Middle East
October 9, 2019
A look at who’s who in northeast Syria as war fears rise
BEIRUT (AP) — President Donald Trump’s announcement that U.S. troops in Syria would step aside to make way for a…
Iran women allowed into football stadium for first time in decades
Middle East
October 9, 2019
Iran women allowed into football stadium for first time in decades
Iranian women fans are free to enter a football stadium Thursday for the first time in decades, after FIFA threatened…
Iraqi police replacing army in volatile Baghdad neighborhood
Middle East
October 8, 2019
Iraqi police replacing army in volatile Baghdad neighborhood
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s prime minister on Monday ordered the police to replace the army in a heavily populated Shiite…
For Kurds, US pull-back feels like being abandoned once more
Middle East
October 8, 2019
For Kurds, US pull-back feels like being abandoned once more
BEIRUT (AP) — For Syria’s Kurds, the United States’ abrupt pull-back from positions in northeast Syria carries a sharp sting,…
For Iran, Iraq’s unrest is plot to undo bilateral ties
Middle East
October 8, 2019
For Iran, Iraq’s unrest is plot to undo bilateral ties
Since they erupted a week ago, deadly protests in Iraq have been tracked closely in Iran where they are seen…