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Turkey, Iran and Iraq will decide on closing n.Iraq oil taps, Erdogan says

Thu Oct 5, 2017 14:38:11

Turkey, Iran and Iraq will jointly decide on closing the flow of oil from northern Iraq, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan was quoted as saying on Thursday, in what would mark a retaliatory move after the Kurdish region voted for independence.

Bahrain: Sheikh Nasser Appointed to Top Security Post despite Evidence of Torture

Thu Oct 5, 2017 14:23:14

On 28 September 2017, Bahrain’s king appointed his son, Sheikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, to serve as a member of the Supreme Defense Council (SDC) despite credible allegations he directly tortured detainees in 2011. Americans for Democracy &amp; Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) strongly condemns Sheikh Nasser’s promotion to one of the kingdom’s top security posts and reiterates our call for an independent, international investigation into reports of severe human rights abuses perpetrated by high-ranking government officials in Bahrain.

Saudi Arabia arrests 46 people amid crackdown on dissent

Thu Oct 5, 2017 13:11:23

Saudi Arabia has detained 46 people over their posts on social media amid a heavy-handed crackdown on dissent in the Arab kingdom.

“Tell him of ‘Simon Bolivar’ and he will think it’s a rock singer: Maduro talks about US president

Thu Oct 5, 2017 12:57:54

The firebrand Venezuelan president, Nicolas Maduro, has verbally lashed Donald Trump, claiming he knows little of Latin American geography. He also said that Trump “reads from notes,” even though the US leader is known for speaking off-the-cuff.

Walk this way: Indonesia traffic jam forces president out of car

Thu Oct 5, 2017 12:12:58

Indonesia's notorious traffic congestion was on display for the world Thursday after the country's president was forced to walk two kilometres through the scorching heat to attend a military parade.

Russia says kills 7 Nusra Front field commanders in Syria air strike

Thu Oct 5, 2017 10:56:56

A Russian air strike killed 49 Nusra Front militants including seven of its field commanders in Syria's Idlib province, Russia's Rossiya 24 state television channel cited the Russian defence ministry as saying on Thursday.

Trump to deliver Iran policy speech Oct. 12

Thu Oct 5, 2017 10:39:41

Officials say President Donald Trump is planning to deliver an Iran policy speech next week.

180 House Dems ask Trump to certify Iran nuclear deal

Thu Oct 5, 2017 10:28:47

At least 180 members of the US Congress have called on President Donald Trump to endorse the Iran nuclear deal, saying an American withdrawal from the pact would be against the interests of the United States and its allies.

Iraqi army announces Hawijah liberation following two-phase operation

Thu Oct 5, 2017 10:11:36

The Iraqi military says it has liberated the strategic town of Hawijah, ridding the Takfiri outfit of its last bastion in the northern part of the Arab state.

Europe to do everything it can to sustain the nuclear deal: EU

Wed Oct 4, 2017 13:20:18

A senior European Union (EU) diplomat says European states will do their best to sustain a 2015 nuclear deal with Iran, amid stepped-up US opposition to the multilateral accord.

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