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Kuwait joins Iraq reconstruction drive, pledging $2 billion

Wed Feb 14, 2018 14:10:45

Kuwait’s Emir said it would lend $1 billion and commit a further $1 billion of investments to Iraq, joining a group of international backers that have this week pledged funds to bolster the country’s recovery.

Zarif holds diplomatic meetings in Kuwait

Wed Feb 14, 2018 13:57:36

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif held talks with his Kuwaiti counterpart and with EU Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini on the sidelines of a conference in Kuwait on rebuilding Iraq.

UN chief set to appoint new Yemen envoy

Wed Feb 14, 2018 08:04:10

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told the Security Council on Tuesday that he intends to appoint Britain's Martin Griffiths as the new UN peace envoy to Yemen.

Iran, Ansarullah discuss political, humanitarian situation in Yemen

Wed Feb 14, 2018 07:45:28

Senior officials of Iran and Yemen’s Houthi Ansarullah movement have sat down for talks in Tehran on ways to help end the political conflict in the war-torn Arabian Peninsula state and provide humanitarian aid to its people.

Bahrain orders 17,000 school textbooks reprinted over the so-called "Persian Gulf" gaffe

Mon Feb 12, 2018 13:25:02

The body of water surrounding Bahrain is commonly refered to as the "Persian Gulf" in English.

Qatari Emir felicitates Pres. Rouhani on Islamic Revolution anniversary

Sun Feb 11, 2018 13:39:21

Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani felicitated the Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on the advent of the 39th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution victory.

One in four Iraqi children in poverty after war on Isis: UN

Sun Feb 11, 2018 12:26:42

One in four Iraqi children are in poverty and four million are in need of assistance as a result of the country's war with Isis militants, the United Nation's children agency said on Sunday.

U.S. airstrikes in Yemen have increased sixfold under Trump

Sun Feb 4, 2018 11:47:20

The U.S. military drastically stepped up its air campaign in Yemen last year, conducting more than six times as many airstrikes as in 2016, according to data from U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM).

Saudi crown prince's UK trip, one of the most sensitive diplomatic visits

Sat Feb 3, 2018 12:22:38

The Guardian

Saudi Arabia, allies killed 68 Yemeni children in 3 months: Report

Sat Feb 3, 2018 08:31:04

Saudi Arabia and its allies killed 68 children in impoverished Yemen in the course of three months last year, a new report says.