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EU extends Iran sanctions freeze by extra two weeks

The EU on Thursday extended a freeze on sanctions against Iran for another two weeks, clearing the way for their complete end once the...

Denmark looks set to reject more EU integration

Danes looked set to reject adopting certain European Union rules on Thursday in a referendum that tested for the first time in 15 years...

U.S. brings ambitious Syria peace plan to UN

Senior international envoys gather in New York Friday to seek UN backing for an ambitious US and Russian plan to bring about a negotiated...

Iranian troops arrived in Syria, following Russian air strikes

Hundreds of Iranian troops arrived in Syria 10 days ago with weapons to take part in ground operations in rebel-held areas of northern Syria,...

Egypt-bound German plane lands in Hungary after bomb scare

A German passenger plane headed from Berlin to the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Hurghada landed in Budapest on Monday after a bomb scare,...

Iraq Kurds repel major ISIS offensive

Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga forces repelled a multi-pronged offensive by ISIS in the northern province of Nineveh Wednesday, officials said. One of the targeted areas included...

US general: Iraqi tensions divert resources from IS fight

US general: Iraqi tensions divert resources from IS fight BAGHDAD (AP) — The top U.S. general in Iraq says the fallout from last month's Kurdish...

Iran says oil exports still constrained after sanctions lifted

Iran still faces constraints on oil exports as buyers are cautious about boosting trade immediately because of banking and ship insurance difficulties, a senior...

New Saudi energy minister shows he takes OPEC seriously

For OPEC watchers, every little detail matters. When the oil producer group holds its half-yearly meetings, what time the ministers arrive in Vienna, how they...

Saudi to restore ties when ‘Iran stops meddling’

Saudi Arabia said on Monday it would restore ties with Iran when Tehran stopped meddling in the affairs of other countries and pledged that...

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