Oman says it’s working to ease US-Iran tensions
Oman is trying “with other parties” to ease tensions between the United States and Iran, the Omani Foreign Ministry tweeted on Friday. The tweet cited...
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North Korea: US seizure of ship ‘hostile’ act
North Korea condemned the United States for seizing one of its cargo ships and urged UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to take “necessary measures” to contribute...
Houthi drone attack ‘hits arms depot’ at Saudi airport in Najran
Yemen’s Houthi rebels said they launched a bomb-laden drone into Saudi Arabia, targeting an airport with a military base – an attack acknowledged by the...
US to reveal economic part of Palestine peace plan in Bahrain
The United States will co-host an economic “workshop” with Bahrain to encourage investment in the occupied Palestinian territories “that could be made possible by a...
Iran ‘highly likely’ to be behind Gulf tanker attacks, according to US officials
Iran was “highly likely” behind the attacks on the four tankers off the coast of the United Arab Emirates, according to the official assessment by...
President Maduro declares beginning of Norway-brokered talks with opposition
Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro has declared the beginning of negotiations with the US-backed opposition in an effort to resolve the political stalemate in the country...
Iran FM: ‘Concrete action’ needed to save nuclear deal
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has urged “friends”, including China and Russia, to take “concrete action” to safeguard the 2015 nuclear deal after the...
Lebanon’s president urges ‘sacrifice’ as budget cuts debated
President Michel Aoun urged the Lebanese on Tuesday to end protests and make sacrifices to rescue the country from financial crisis as ministers debate a...
N Korea says ship seizure by US illegal, demands immediate return
North Korea has denounced the recent seizure of one of its cargo ships by the United States as an “unlawful robbery” and demanded its immediate...
US air carrier in the Gulf a target not a threat: Iran commander
The United States’s military presence in the Gulf used to be a serious threat but now represented a “target” and “opportunity”, a senior Iranian Revolutionary...