Saudi Arabia
Foreign Ministry following up case of Egyptian fishermen detained in Iran
Egypt
January 1, 2019
Foreign Ministry following up case of Egyptian fishermen detained in Iran
Egypt’s Foreign Ministry is closely monitoring a situation where several Egyptian fishermen have detained by the Iranian authorities for…
Bahrain top court upholds sentence against Rajab
Middle East
December 31, 2018
Bahrain top court upholds sentence against Rajab
DUBAI (Reuters) – Bahrain’s high court upheld on Monday a five-year jail sentence against human rights activist Nabeel Rajab, his…
‘We’re not in crisis’: New Saudi foreign minister takes the reins
Middle East
December 29, 2018
‘We’re not in crisis’: New Saudi foreign minister takes the reins
Saudi Arabia’s new foreign minister struck a note of defiance Friday in the face of international outrage over critic…
Bahrain continues work in Syria embassy
Middle East
December 28, 2018
Bahrain continues work in Syria embassy
DUBAI (Reuters) – Bahrain’s embassy in Damascus and the Syrian diplomatic mission in Manama have been operating “without interruption”, the…
Saudi king orders Cabinet shakeup
Middle East
December 27, 2018
Saudi king orders Cabinet shakeup
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s King Salman issued a wide-ranging overhaul of top government posts on Thursday,…
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…
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…
Reformist Saudi prince Talal bin Abdulaziz dies aged 87
Middle East
December 23, 2018
Reformist Saudi prince Talal bin Abdulaziz dies aged 87
RIYADH (Reuters) – Prince Talal bin Abdulaziz, a vocal supporter of reform in Saudi Arabia, has died aged 87,…
Hodeida truce ‘dead duck’ if rebel breaches persist: coalition
Middle East
December 19, 2018
Hodeida truce ‘dead duck’ if rebel breaches persist: coalition
A hard-won truce in the battleground Yemeni city of Hodeida will collapse if rebel violations persist and the United…
Yemen’s warring parties trade blame for breaching port ceasefire
Middle East
December 19, 2018
Yemen’s warring parties trade blame for breaching port ceasefire
ADEN (Reuters) – Yemen’s warring parties have traded accusations of breaching a ceasefire in Hodeidah that was mediated by…