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Efforts to hurt Qatar's riyal may backfire on region, c.banker says

Mon Nov 27, 2017 08:33:32

Some Arab states are trying to destabilise Qatar's riyal but efforts to drive down its value could backfire by hurting other dollar-linked currencies in the region, a Qatari central banker said.

No change yet in Iran-Total contract: Iranian official

Mon Nov 27, 2017 08:17:34

Iran's deputy minister of industry, mine and trade said on Sunday that Total contract with Iran has not changed.

Iran accuses US over Saudi 'atrocities' in Yemen

Sun Nov 26, 2017 14:54:41

Iran on Sunday accused the United States of responsibility for "atrocities" in Yemen through its support for Saudi Arabia, which is leading a coalition fighting Houthis.

ISIS USES 'DIE HARD' AND 'WONDER WOMAN' TO ATTRACT WESTERN RECRUITS

Sun Nov 26, 2017 14:34:08

ISIS is using well-known action hero blockbusters like Die Hard and Wonder Woman as blueprints for videos that encourage Western recruits to join its ranks.

Israel and Trump administration race to head off UN settlement 'blacklist'

Sun Nov 26, 2017 11:52:10

Weeks ahead of the expected completion of a U.N. database of companies that operate in Israel's West Bank settlements, Israel and the Trump Administration are working feverishly to prevent its publication.

Britain's secret role in Saudi Arabia's dirty war: UK troops are training army that has left a million on the brink of starvation, investigation finds

Sun Nov 26, 2017 10:25:35

The British Army is secretly training Saudi Arabian troops to fight in Yemen, where the country has been accused of committing crimes against humanity, The Mail on Sunday can reveal.

Suspected Boko Haram militants take over northeast Nigeria town - residents

Sun Nov 26, 2017 08:34:47

Suspected members of militant group Boko Haram took over a town in the restive state of Borno in northeast Nigeria on Saturday, residents said.

Rohingya to stay in temporary shelters after Myanmar return

Sat Nov 25, 2017 14:17:13

Rohingya refugees who return to Myanmar from Bangladesh following a repatriation agreement will initially live in temporary shelters or camps, Dhaka said Saturday, a day after the UN raised concern for their safety when they go back.

UN aid workers return to Yemen on first flight to Sanaa - U.N.

Sat Nov 25, 2017 12:48:09

A flight carrying humanitarian aid workers landed in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa on Saturday, the first after a nearly three week blockade imposed by the Saudi-led military coalition, an official of the U.N.'s World Food Programme (WFP) said.

Turkey support key as US seeks to hold on in Syria

Sat Nov 25, 2017 11:30:59

The Isis group may be on the run from its last bastion in Syria but the United States is gearing up for a longer stay in the country.