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Explainer: Who is targeting the Muslim Brotherhood?
Middle East

Explainer: Who is targeting the Muslim Brotherhood?

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump is working to designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a foreign terrorist organization, a…
Filipino journalist’s fearless coverage wins photo prize
World

Filipino journalist’s fearless coverage wins photo prize

Eloisa Lopez’s reason for chronicling Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s drug war with her camera is haunting: “I kept thinking, if…
Some executed in Saudi Arabia had protested their innocence
Middle East

Some executed in Saudi Arabia had protested their innocence

Beirut, Lebanon (CNN)–Long before Saudi Arabia announced it had carried out one of the largest mass executions in its history…
Turkey says UAE spy suspect committed suicide in prison
Middle East

Turkey says UAE spy suspect committed suicide in prison

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – A man held by Turkey on suspicion of spying for the United Arab Emirates has committed suicide…
Putin hopes Iran will continue oil exports despite US warning
Middle East

Putin hopes Iran will continue oil exports despite US warning

BEIJING (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday he hoped Iranian oil exports would continue despite Washington’s efforts…
Undeterred by Khashoggi murder, global executives return to Saudi Arabia
Middle East

Undeterred by Khashoggi murder, global executives return to Saudi Arabia

RIYADH (Reuters) – Global finance chiefs who boycotted a Saudi investment summit last year following the murder of journalist Jamal…
India looking to compensate loss of Iranian oil
Middle East

India looking to compensate loss of Iranian oil

The United States on Monday said it will not extend sanctions exemptions to countries importing oil from Iran when they expire in…
Saudi Arabia executes 37 citizens for ‘terrorism’
Middle East

Saudi Arabia executes 37 citizens for ‘terrorism’

Saudi Arabia on Tuesday executed 37 of its citizens who had been convicted of “terrorism,” the Interior Ministry said. The death penalty…
The Sudanese military: A pawn of the Saudis?
Middle East

The Sudanese military: A pawn of the Saudis?

Sudan’s delicate balance of power between the civilian population and the military has entered its third week. The country’s longtime…
Oil prices hit 2019 highs after U.S. says to end all Iran sanction waivers
Middle East

Oil prices hit 2019 highs after U.S. says to end all Iran sanction waivers

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices hit 2019 highs on Tuesday after Washington announced all Iran sanction waivers would end by…
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