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Qatar Accuses ‘neighbours’ of Hacking That Led To Row
Qatar on Tuesday accused "neighbouring countries" that have cut ties with Doha of being responsible for the alleged...
Egypt Court Rules Against Island Transfer To Saudi
An Egyptian court on Tuesday ruled that previous judicial decisions in favour of transferring two Red Sea islands to...
US ‘mystified’ By Saudi Failure To Justify Qatar Embargo
The United States is "mystified" that Saudi Arabia and its Gulf allies have failed to present details justifying their...
Iran’s Khamenei Hails Iraq’s ‘success’ Against Jihadists
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Tuesday praised the "success" of Iraqi forces in the battle against the...
12,000 Camels, Sheep Forced Back To Qatar Amid Crisis
Due to the current Gulf crisis, Qatari farmers living in Saudi Arabia have been forced to trek back to their homeland...
Clashes In South Yemen Kill Six Civilians
Clashes between Yemeni security forces and gunmen in the southern city of Aden on Tuesday left six civilians dead, a...
Saudi, Iraq Hail ‘leap’ In Ties After Abadi Visit
Saudi Arabia and Iraq have made a "qualitative leap" in relations, they said Tuesday after a visit by Prime Minister...
Minister Under Fire For Attack On Sri Lankan Rights Lawyer
Sri Lanka's justice minister faced calls for his resignation Tuesday after accusing a human rights lawyer of misleading...
Thai Man Says He Bombed Army Hospital In Revenge For Coup
A Thai man publicly confessed Tuesday to planting a bomb inside an army-run hospital last month, saying he was...
NIB Holds Project Finance Workshop In Accra
The National Investment Bank (NIB) has hosted a five (5) day workshop on Financial Modeling for Project Finance in...
Iran Protests Against Tillerson ‘transition’ Remarks
Iran has called in the Swiss charge d'affaires, who looks after US interests, to protest against comments by Secretary...
China Freezes Bank Accounts of Over 100 Myanmar Traders
Chinese banks have frozen the accounts of more than 100 commodities traders in northeast Myanmar in a bid to clamp down...
One Dead In New Bahrain Bombing
A bomb in a Shiite village outside the Bahraini capital has killed one person, the second blast in a suburb of Manama...
Protester Killed In Street Clashes Near Kabul Bombing Site
Kabul authorities Tuesday demolished a sit-in camp erected to protest spiralling insecurity, triggering street clashes...
New Magazine and TV Channel Give Afghan Women A Cautious Voice
Afghan women are redrawing the media landscape in the deeply conservative country with the launch of a new magazine and...
NFL Super Bowl Hero Brady Dreams of Playing In China
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, a five-time Super Bowl champion on a promotional tour in Asia, says he...
Saudi Says Captured 3 Iran Revolutionary Guards From Boat
Saudi Arabia said on Monday that it captured three Iranian Revolutionary Guards aboard an explosive-laden boat heading...
US Working To Relaunch Military Hotline With Russia
The United States is seeking to re-establish a military hotline with Russia that has been vital in protecting both...
Turkey Deepens Diplomatic Negotiation Over Qatari Crisis
Turkey is intensifying its diplomatic efforts to mediate the crisis between Qatar and several Arab countries, but...