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Qatar denies blocking Saudi planes ferrying pilgrims to Hajj

Tue Aug 22, 2017 09:39:07

Qatar is denying an allegation that it is blocking Saudi planes from transporting Qatari citizens to the annual hajj pilgrimage.

Preparations under way to reopen Iraq-Jordan border crossing

Mon Aug 21, 2017 10:28:16

The Turaibil border crossing between Jordan and Iraq will be reopened soon as preparations for the reopening are in the final stages, according to a top Iraqi diplomat.

Iraq's Kurds might put off independence vote in return for concessions from Baghdad: official

Mon Aug 21, 2017 09:47:51

Iraq's Kurds may consider the possibility of postponing a planned Sept. 25 referendum on independence in return for financial and political concessions from the central government in Baghdad, a senior Kurdish official said.

Several Saudi Servicemen Killed in Yemeni Attacks on Najran, Jizan

Mon Aug 21, 2017 09:33:09

The forces of the Yemeni army and Popular committees, in retaliatory attacks against the Saudi-led coalition, targeted a military base in the kingdom’s southwestern province of Najran, killing several Saudi servicemen.

Mystery Qatari sheikh pushed into Persian Gulf crisis spotlight

Mon Aug 21, 2017 08:20:42

Two months into a bitter Persian Gulf crisis, Saudi Arabia's use of a previously unknown Qatari royal family member has opened a new -- and bizarre -- front in the conflict.

UN urged to help lift Bahraini regime’s siege of senior cleric’s house

Sun Aug 20, 2017 14:37:55

The representative of prominent Bahraini cleric Sheikh Isa Ahmed Qassim in Iran called on the United Nations to get involved in efforts to end systematic human rights violations in the Arab country, including the Manama regime’s military siege on the house of the top Shiite cleric.

Lebanese army recaptures a third of ISIS stronghold, raises Spanish flag as a "salute" to the victims of Barcelona attack

Sun Aug 20, 2017 11:06:58

The Lebanese army has recaptured a third of a key region near its north-eastern border with Syria from ISIS, officials say.

Cash-strapped Saudi Arabia willing to give up its influence to Iran

Sun Aug 20, 2017 10:50:10

Saudi Arabia’s strategy in the Middle East has for years focused on throwing money at majority Sunni states and groups in the region to counter Iranian influence. But its fiscal constraints started to limit its ability to project power even in the Arabian Peninsula.

UAE ambassador says 'whole of Saudi Arabia is cuckoo' in leaked email

Sun Aug 20, 2017 10:23:37

The United Arab Emirate’s envoy to the US has reportedly ridiculed Saudi Arabia’s leadership in a number of leaked emails.

Qatar demands action against Saudi threat to air passengers

Sun Aug 20, 2017 08:46:35

Qatar has lodged a protest with the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) against the siege countries using their satellite TV channels to intimidate passengers flying Qatar Airways.

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