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Iran, which is coming back on the international oil market, voiced readiness to discuss the issue of oil prices with OPEC member states, including Saudi Arabia. “We support any form of dialogue and cooperation with OPEC member states, including Saudi Read more
Saudi Arabia announced its readiness to participate with ground troops in the US-led coalition against ISIL, after it gained experience in Yemen. The announcement was made by spokesman of the Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen Brigadier General Ahmed Assisi in Read more
Members of the UK parliament are urging their government to halt military supplies to Saudi Arabia until an international independent inquiry into their actions in Yemen is completed. The pressure came following a letter from aid agencies to Secretary Justine Read more
A group affiliated to al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) took over the town of Azzan from southern separatists and is trying to impose its authority, setting up checkpoints at the town’s entrances. A source said the city council was Read more
A suicide car bomb attack exploded Thursday at a checkpoint less than a kilometer from the presidential palace in Aden, killing at least eight people and injuring 15. President Hadi and Prime Minister Khalid Bahah were in the palace at Read more
Egyptian authorities on Sunday said they have seized at least $34 million in assets of the Muslim Brotherhood members since 2013. The State’s committee, which is tasked with managing the banned organization’s funds, said at a press conference in Cairo Read more
Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to Iraq, Thamir Sabhan, told Iraqi-based Al-Sumaria TV in an interview that Shia fighters combatting the militants of the Islamic State should lay down their arms because “they are not accepted by the sons of Iraqi society.” Read more
Tehran and Riyadh do not seem ready to heal their ties any time soon, as reports emerged that Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif and the former Saudi ambassador to the U.S. who once headed the Kingdom’s intelligence service, Prince Turki Read more
“Attacking the Saudi Embassy (in Tehran) was really bad and harmed Iran and Islam, but this should not be an excuse to criticize our devout young people,” Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei said during his address to electoral officials ahead Read more
Talks between the members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) on the possibility to build a regional missile defense system are progressing. The announcement was made by Commander Hamad Al Khalifah of the Royal Bahraini Air Force on the sidelines Read more