Oil prices skyrocket as Saudi Arabia cuts ties with Qatar
Oil rose on Monday after top crude exporter Saudi Arabia and other Arab states cut diplomatic relations with Qatar,…
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Qatar calls Arab moves to sever ties ‘unjustified’, lacking proof
Qatar said it regretted a coordinated move by Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain to cut…
Saudi Arabia, Egypt, UAE decide to sever ties with Qatar over ‘terrorism’
Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain severed their ties with Qatar on Monday, accusing it of…
No Syrian ‘Marshall Plan’ but rather prolonged war: Red Cross
Syria is unlikely to see a major "Marshall Plan" for reconstruction as peace remains difficult despite hundreds of…
Iraqi forces seize four districts in Mosul’s ISIS-held enclave
U.S.-backed Iraqi forces on Friday captured one of the four districts making up the Islamic State-held enclave in…
US-backed forces capture IS-held town near Syria’s Raqqa: monitor
U.S.-backed forces took over a town west of Raqqa from Islamic State on Friday as they advance towards the…
Hackers pledge to release apparent black box of UAE ambassador’s emails
The hackers reveal a sample of alleged messages they claim show how a small rich company used lobbyists to hurt…
Thousands demonstrate in north Morocco after protest leader arrested
Several thousand people protested in a provincial northern Moroccan town to demand the release of an activist…
Putin leaves Russians figuring out economic reform plan
Russia's leading economic thinkers say the country needs bold action so as to avoid stagnation. After Russian…
Manchester attack: British police make fresh arrest, 11 in custody
British police said Saturday that they had made a new arrest in connection with last month's suicide bombing on a…