Iran vows to stand with Iraqi, Turkey against Iraqi Kurds’ independence push
Tehran vowed Tuesday to stand alongside Baghdad and Ankara against the outcome of an independence referendum staged…
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Saudi women can now drive cars according to King Salman’s decree
Saudi King Salman ordered in a decree on Tuesday that women are allowed to drive cars, ending a conservative…
Qatar FM: blockade pushing it closer to Iran economically
An economic blockade on Qatar is having the effect of pushing Qatar closer to Iran economically, Qatari foreign…
Erdogan says Turkey to shut Iraqi border, warns Kurds on oil
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Monday that Ankara would close its border with northern Iraq over an…
Iran shuts border with Iraqi Kurdistan
Iran has closed its border with Iraqi Kurdistan in response to its independence referendum, the foreign ministry…
Palestinian unity government to meet in Gaza by next week
The Palestinian government will meet in Gaza next week to begin taking administrative control of the enclave from…
Gulf stocks rise in early trade as crude oil scales two-year highs
Stock markets in the Gulf surged early Tuesday as crude oil prices climbed to a two-year high. Brent oil climbed…
72% vote in Kurdish-Iraqi independence referendum, tensions rise
Iraqi Kurds defied widespread opposition to vote on Monday in a historic independence referendum, sparking fresh…
Iraqi Kurds start vote in historic independence referendum
Voting started Monday in an independence referendum organised by the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in…
Turkey vows to take ‘all measures’ if Iraqi Kurdish referendum threats…
Ankara will take "all measures" under international law if the Iraqi Kurdish independence referendum being held on…
