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As the Iran nuclear deal nears, Saudi Arabia is rebuilding its stake in Lebanon
Middle East
April 19, 2022
As the Iran nuclear deal nears, Saudi Arabia is rebuilding its stake in Lebanon
Abu Dhabi, UAE (CNN) – Lebanon’s Prime Minister Najib Mikati is due to visit Saudi Arabia in the next two…
What Yemen’s first nationwide truce in 6 years means for the world’s worst humanitarian crisis
Middle East
April 9, 2022
What Yemen’s first nationwide truce in 6 years means for the world’s worst humanitarian crisis
Abu Dhabi, UAE (CNN) – Yemen’s warring parties have agreed to a nationwide truce for the first time since 2016.…
Geopolitical foes Iran and US to clash again at World Cup
Middle East
April 3, 2022
Geopolitical foes Iran and US to clash again at World Cup
(Reuters) – After more than 40 years of sour relations and months of struggle to restore a nuclear deal, the…
Detainee in Iran with triple nationality who was released as part of deal with UK is sent back to jail
Middle East
March 27, 2022
Detainee in Iran with triple nationality who was released as part of deal with UK is sent back to jail
Tehran, Iran (CNN) – One of the three detained British-Iranians who were released as part of a deal signed by…
How dual nationals became pawns in Iran’s fight with the West
Middle East
March 22, 2022
How dual nationals became pawns in Iran’s fight with the West
Abu Dhabi, UAE (CNN) – Just days after her release from detention in Iran, Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe took to the microphones…
Iran’s strike on Iraq puts US in awkward position amid nuclear talks
Middle East
March 20, 2022
Iran’s strike on Iraq puts US in awkward position amid nuclear talks
Abu Dhabi, UAE (CNN) – The United States appears to be keen to tell the world that it wasn’t the…
Egypt condemns continued Huthi attacks on Saudi Arabia
Egypt
March 20, 2022
Egypt condemns continued Huthi attacks on Saudi Arabia
Egypt harshly condemned the Huthi militia’s continued attacks on Saudi Arabian territory. A statement issued by the Egyptian Foreign Ministry…
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe ‘on way home’ to UK after 6 years’ detention in Iran, British lawmaker says
World
March 16, 2022
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe ‘on way home’ to UK after 6 years’ detention in Iran, British lawmaker says
(CNN) – Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, the British-Iranian charity worker who has been held in Iran for almost six years, has been…
Iranian husband beheads teenage wife, authorities say, shocking the country
Middle East
February 22, 2022
Iranian husband beheads teenage wife, authorities say, shocking the country
Tehran, Iran (CNN)The beheading of a 17-year-old girl, allegedly by her husband, in western Iran’s Khuzestan province last week has…
How two Middle East powerhouses fell out, then made up
Middle East
February 22, 2022
How two Middle East powerhouses fell out, then made up
Abu Dhabi, UAE (CNN)The speed of the shifts in the Middle East’s geopolitical scene is enough to give even the…