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Moody’s places Arab Gulf states on review for downgrade
Moody's has lowered the credit ratings of Oman and Bahrain and placed the remaining Gulf oil exporters on review…
Lebanon’s Hariri says to keep dialogue open with Hezbollah
Former Lebanese prime minister Saad al-Hariri, a Sunni Muslim, said on Wednesday he would keep domestic dialogue…
Syria truce violated 31 times in 3 days, Russia says
A Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman says that the cease-fire in Syria has been violated 31 times since it came…
Gulf Arab states designate Hezbollah a terrorist organisation
The six-member Gulf Cooperation Council has designated Hezbollah a terrorist organisation, it said on Wednesday,…
Gunman shot influential Saudi preacher Qarni in Philippines
An influential Saudi Arabian preacher was shot and wounded in a southern Philippine city on Tuesday, police said,…
Russia wants Syrian border with Turkey closed: Lavrov
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called Tuesday for the closure of Syria's border with Turkey to cut off…
Jordanian forces kill 7 Islamist militants in Irbid
Jordanian security forces killed seven Islamist militants in armed clashes with Islamic State sympathizers in the…
Syria’s opposition tell UN continued govt truce violation would hamper peace talks
Syria's opposition said that what it called continued violations by the Syrian government and its allies of a…
Twin suicide bombing kills 70 in Baghdad’s deadliest attack this year
A twin suicide bombing claimed by Islamic State killed 70 people in a Shi'ite district of Baghdad on Sunday in the…
War planes strike six Syrian towns in Aleppo province despite ceasfire
War planes attacked six Syrian towns in the western part of Aleppo province on Sunday, the Syrian Observatory for…