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Arab League to discuss ‘Iranian meddling’ in the Middle East
Middle East
January 10, 2016
Arab League to discuss ‘Iranian meddling’ in the Middle East
Arab foreign ministers on Sunday called on Arab states to take a clear position against Iran's alleged meddling in Arab…
Poet arrested as Iran targets free speech: rights group
Middle East
January 9, 2016
Poet arrested as Iran targets free speech: rights group
An Iranian poet who backed a reformist candidate in 2009's disputed presidential election has been detained amid a crackdown on…
Iran complains to U.N. about Saudi ‘provocations’
Middle East
January 9, 2016
Iran complains to U.N. about Saudi ‘provocations’
Iran's foreign minister has complained to the United Nations about Saudi Arabia's "provocations" toward Tehran, as a diplomatic crisis between…
Turkey slams Iranian reports linking Erdogan to execution
World
January 8, 2016
Turkey slams Iranian reports linking Erdogan to execution
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey has summoned the Iranian ambassador to demand an end to reports in Iranian state media…
Somalia cuts diplomatic ties with Iran
World
January 7, 2016
Somalia cuts diplomatic ties with Iran
Somalia on Thursday cut diplomatic ties with Iran and ordered all Iranian diplomats and embassy staff out of the country…
Iran says a Saudi-led airstrike hit Iranian Embassy in Yemen
Middle East
January 7, 2016
Iran says a Saudi-led airstrike hit Iranian Embassy in Yemen
Iran on Thursday accused the Saudi-led coalition battling Shi'ite rebels in Yemen of hitting its embassy there in an overnight…
Obama, Abadi discuss concern over Saudi Arabia execution in call
Middle East
January 7, 2016
Obama, Abadi discuss concern over Saudi Arabia execution in call
President Barack Obama and Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Wednesday discussed their "mutual concern" over Saudi Arabia's execution of…
Fears of more Iraq strife as regional Sunni-Shiite row escalates
Middle East
January 6, 2016
Fears of more Iraq strife as regional Sunni-Shiite row escalates
Sectarian attacks south of Baghdad have aroused local fears that an escalating row between the region's Sunni and Shi'ite powerhouses…
Oil hits 11-year low, Saudi-Iran row cuts chances of output restraint
Business
January 6, 2016
Oil hits 11-year low, Saudi-Iran row cuts chances of output restraint
Oil prices hit their lowest in over 11 years on Wednesday, as the row between Saudi Arabia and Iran was…
Egypt condemns attack on Saudi embassy in Tehran
Egypt
January 6, 2016
Egypt condemns attack on Saudi embassy in Tehran
Egypt has condemned attacks on Saudi Arabia's embassy in Tehran and the Saudi consulate in Mashhad, according to a statement…