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Gulf Crisis Could Hit Qatar 2022
The diplomatic crisis sweeping the Gulf could invigorate a campaign by critics of Qatar to strip Doha of the 2022 World...
Arab Countries Cut Links With Qatar
Six Arab countries including Saudi Arabia and Egypt have cut diplomatic ties with Qatar, accusing it of destabilising...
Tillerson Tells China To ‘step Up’ On North Korea
China and other nations must strengthen efforts to curb North Korea's nuclear weapons programme, US Secretary of State...
UAE’s Etihad To Suspend Flights To Qatar
Abu Dhabi's Etihad Airways said Monday it would suspend flights to Qatar after the United Arab Emirates was among major...
Four Countries Cut Links With Doha
Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates have cut diplomatic ties with Qatar, accusing it of...
Gulf States, Egypt Cut Ties With Qatar
Gulf states on Monday cut diplomatic ties with neighbouring Qatar and kicked it out of a military coalition, less than...
Western Terror Policies Have ‘backfired’
Attacks by the Islamic State group in Europe and elsewhere show that Western policies in the Middle East have...
Bahrain Bans Newspaper For ‘sowing Division’
The government in Sunni-ruled Bahrain announced Sunday an indefinite ban on the independent Al-Wasat newspaper on...
Measures In Place To Ensure Incident-Free Hajj
The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has indicated that government has put measures in place to address the...
Indonesia Says 1,200 IS Operatives In Philippines
There are about 1,200 Islamic State (IS) group operatives in the Philippines, including foreigners of whom 40 are from...
27 Dead As Yemen Army Closes In On Taez Palace
Yemeni government forces fought Saturday to capture a rebel-held presidential palace in the southwestern province of...
Bahrain Minister Briefly Hacked After Qatar Cyber Attack
Hackers temporarily took over the Twitter account of the Bahraini foreign minister on Saturday, just 10 days after a...
FBI Helping Qatar In ‘hacking’ Probe
The FBI is helping Qatar investigate the source of an alleged "hack" of state media which sparked diplomatic tensions...
UN Confirms Iran Compliance To Nuclear Deal
Iran is still sticking to the 2015 nuclear accord with major powers even as tensions rise between Tehran and US...
CIA Names Former Bin Laden Hunt Chief To Run Iran Spying
The CIA has named the hardline chief of its hunt for Osama bin Laden and head of its lethal drone program to lead Iran...
CIA Names Former Bin Laden Hunt Chief To Run Iran Spying
The CIA has named the hardline chief of its hunt for Osama bin Laden and head of its lethal drone program to lead Iran...
Canada Exports To US Hit Record High, Narrowing Trade Deficit
Canada's trade deficit narrowed in April to Can$370 million (US$274 million), as exports to the United States hit a...
For Egypt, 1967 War Marked End of Pan-Arab Dream
Its vaunted air force destroyed, its army humbled -- the Six-Day War of 1967 dealt Egypt a shock it has yet to overcome...
Jerusalem, So Close, Still Out of Reach For Many Palestinians
He lives only a 20-minute drive from Jerusalem but for Palestinian Abu Bashir the city and its sacred sites might as...