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Tankers seized in Yemen port, risking deeper import crisis

Tankers seized in Yemen port, risking deeper import crisis

Authorities in a port controlled by Yemen's Houthi movement have seized two oil tankers from international traders in a payment…
US, Israel sign US$38 billion military aid package

US, Israel sign US$38 billion military aid package

The United States will give Israel $38 billion in military assistance over the next decade, the largest such aid package…
Aligned with Russia in Syria, Pentagon awkwardly treads on new terrain

Aligned with Russia in Syria, Pentagon awkwardly treads on new terrain

For Pentagon officers who cut their teeth during the Cold War, the prospect of U.S. battlefield cooperation with Russia in…
Saudi prince warns Iran against using force to pursue rivalry

Saudi prince warns Iran against using force to pursue rivalry

A senior Saudi official, responding to Iranian criticism of Riyadh's management of the haj pilgrimage, urged Iran to end what…
Aid for Syria waits on Turkish border as warring sides bicker

Aid for Syria waits on Turkish border as warring sides bicker

Two convoys of aid which crossed the Turkish border destined for Syria's Aleppo were waiting in no-man's land on Wednesday,…
Clash with Boko Haram in Niger kills five soldiers, 30 militants

Clash with Boko Haram in Niger kills five soldiers, 30 militants

Thirty members of Boko Haram and five Nigerien soldiers have been killed in fighting in the southeastern Diffa region of…
Record new US military aid deal for Israel to be signed in days: sources

Record new US military aid deal for Israel to be signed in days: sources

The United States and Israel have reached final agreement on a record new package of at least $38 billion in…
Amid strains, Qatar urges Iran, Gulf Arabs to be good neighbors

Amid strains, Qatar urges Iran, Gulf Arabs to be good neighbors

Qatar's Emir called for good neighborly relations between Gulf Arabs and Iran in a telephone call with Iranian President Hassan…
Syria truce largely holds, aid preparations underway

Syria truce largely holds, aid preparations underway

A nationwide ceasefire brokered by the United States and Russia was mostly holding across Syria on Tuesday and efforts to…
Turkey formally requests US arrest of cleric Gulen over coup plot: NTV

Turkey formally requests US arrest of cleric Gulen over coup plot: NTV

Turkey has made a formal request to the United States for the arrest of U.S.-based Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen on…
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