Iraq oil minister calls Exxon Mobil’s evacuation of foreign staff ‘unacceptable’
Reuters – Exxon Mobil’s decision to evacuate its foreign staff from the West Qurna 1 oilfield in southern Iraq on Saturday was…
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Saudi Arabia to convene Arab leaders in emergency summits
MNA – Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has invited Persian Gulf and Arab leaders to convene emergency summits, according to the Kingdom’s foreign…
Exxon Mobil evacuates foreign staff from Iraqi oilfield: sources
Reuters – Exxon Mobil has evacuated all of its foreign staff from Iraq’s West Qurna 1 oilfield and is flying them out…
Germany to resume training troops in north Iraq amid US-Iran tensions – Reports
Sputnik – Germany will resume training Iraqi and Kurdish soldiers in northern Iraq, the German Defence Ministry was reported as saying on…
UK raises threat level to personnel in Iraq due to Iran risk – Sky news
Reuters – Britain has raised the threat level for military forces and diplomats in Iraq because of a heightened security risk from…
Syrian army downs Israeli regime’s drone: report
MNA – According to a report, Syrian air defense units have downed an Israeli regime’s drone near Damascus on Friday night. Remains…
Palestinians mark 71st anniversary of Nakba Day worldwide
Tasnim – Palestinians marked the 71st anniversary of Nakba Day, with demonstrations and marches across the world. Thousands gathered in Ramallah to…
6 civilians killed in Saudi strikes on Yemen’s capital
Press TV – At least six civilians, including children, have been killed and dozens of others wounded in multiple airstrikes by a…
Yemeni retaliatory drone raids on Saudi Arabia had no links to Iran: Ansarullah
Press TV – A senior member of the Houthi Ansarullah movement says Yemen’s recent retaliatory drone strikes on a vital oil pipeline…
Fujairah explosions, from denial to security scandal
Tehran Times | Ramin Hossein Abadian: While Abu Dhabi initially denied the Fujairah explosions on Sunday, the country had to reveal the…
Saudi Arabia says oil facilities near Riyadh attacked
Reuters – Saudi Arabia said explosive-laden drones had struck oil pumping stations in the Riyadh region on Tuesday in what it called…
Yemeni drones launch retaliatory raids against vital Saudi facilities: Al-Masirah
Press TV – Seven drones run by Yemeni armed forces have reportedly carried out attacks against vital Saudi facilities in response to…
Shias in Saudi Arabia: Victims of US-backed state terror
Alwaght – On Saturday, Saudi security forces in another crime against the country’s Shiite minority killed at least 8 people in Tarot…
US issues security alert on Iraq amid regional tensions
AP — The U.S. Embassy in Iraq is advising U.S. citizens against traveling to the country amid what it called “heightened tensions,”…
Two Saudi vessels seriously damaged in attack near UAE, minister says
Press TV – Saudi Arabia’s energy minister says two Saudi oil tankers were targeted in a “sabotage attack” on Sunday off the…
Idlib operation: Bells ring for end of terrorism in Syria
Alwaght – The operation to take back the Syrian province of Idlib from militant and terrorist groups continues with heavy fire as…
What’s behind Ansarullah’s withdrawal from three major ports?
Alwaght – The Yemeni conflict developments continue as on the one hand the United Nations envoy to Yemen Martin Griffiths has stepped…
Massive explosions reportedly rock Fujairah port in UAE, oil tankers on fire
Sputnik – Several heavy explosions occurred early on Sunday in the port of Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates, a number of…
Saudi security forces attack Al Qatif, martyr 8: report
MNA – Saudi security forces have reportedly invaded the Shia-populated areas in eastern province of Al Qatif, martyring several people. Tehran-based Arabic-language…
Houthis begin unilateral withdrawal from Hudaydah ports
Press TV – Yemen’s Houthi forces have started unilateral withdrawal from Saleef and Ras Isa ports in Hudaydah province under a United Nations-sponsored peace…
OIC calls for Israel’s withdrawal from Golan Heights
MNA – Organization of the Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in a letter to UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has called for the…
Why is Georgia conservative about hosting US base?
Alwaght – The US activities in Central Asia and the Caucasus has a long record, dating back to the Cold War and…
Iraq close to signing $53 billion deal with Exxon, PetroChina; denies Iran link
Reuters – Iraq is close to signing a $53 billion, 30-year energy agreement with Exxon Mobil and PetroChina, Prime Minister Adel Abdul…
Pompeo makes unannounced trip to Iraq amid rising tensions with Iran
CBS News – Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was supposed to meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel Tuesday afternoon, but the State…
Hezbollah strongly condemns Israeli aggression on Gaza
MNA – Hezbollah vehemently condemned the barbaric Zionist aggression against Gaza, which claimed the lives of dozens of civilians and targeted residential…
17 Palestinians killed in Gaza
IRNA – Some 17 Palestinians, including two pregnant women and a baby, were killed and ninety more have been hurt in the…
US secretary of state backs Israeli aggression against Gaza
MNA – In reaction to Israeli regime’s inhuman attacks in Gaza since yesterday, killing and wounding dozens of Gazans, US Secretary of…
Hamas, Israel reach ceasefire agreement: Reports
Tasnim – Palestinian officials said an Egyptian-mediated ceasefire agreement was reached with Israel on Monday to end a recent surge of violence…
Syrian Kurds’ game amid US-EU division
Alwaght – While disagreements between the US President Donald Trump and the European leaders over a set of issues are already huge,…
What’s causing intensified Israeli violence against Palestinians?
Alwaght – On the eve of Introduction of the US-sponsored “deal of the century” on Palestinian cause, tensions in the occupied territories…
Intl. community, Arab world’s silence towards Gaza, more deadly than the Israel attacks
MNA – The silence of the international community and the Arab states towards the Zionist regime’s attacks on the Gaza Strip is…
More than 400 rockets fired at Israel’s positions: report
MNA – Reports indicated that some 430 rockets have been fired from Gaza strip to Israeli regime’s positions in past two days.…
Hezbollah ready for any possible enemy attack: Sheikh Qassem
Tasnim – Hezbollah’s second-in-command Sheikh Naim Qassem reiterated the movement’s unwavering policy to defend Lebanon against foreign threats and said the Hezbollah…
Gaza violence enters 3rd day, UN voices concern
Press TV – A fresh flare-up of violence in the Gaza Strip caused by deadly Israeli airstrikes and retaliatory Palestinian rocket attacks…
Turkey’s S-400 contract: Why does Ankara insist, Washington oppose?
Alwaght – The S-400 air defense systems deal between Russia and Turkey remains a serious challenge in the Turkish-American relations, despite the…
Israel conducts fresh airstrikes on Gaza, kills two Palestinians
Press TV – Israeli warplanes have carried out fresh air raids on the blockaded Gaza Strip, killing two Palestinians and injuring several…
How Al Saud and Al Khalifa manipulate Formula One and Hajj pilgrimage?
MNA – Al Saud and Al Khalifa regimes are trying to abuse the Hajj Pilgrimage and the Formula One motor race to…
Idlib liberation Op looming amid ceasefire collapse
Alwaght – Russia, Iran, and Turkey, three sponsors of the Astana peace initiative, met in the Kazakh capital on Friday to discuss…
Video purportedly shows Daesh ringleader after 5 years
Press TV – The Takfiri terror group of Daesh has released a propaganda video purporting to show its ringleader Ibrahim al-Samarrai, aka…
Pompeo says US support for Saudi-led war on Yemen is ‘in America’s best interest’
Press TV – United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has defended US support for the Saudi-led war on Yemen, saying it…