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Iraq offers to mediate between Saudi and Iran

Iraq dispatched its foreign minister to Tehran on Wednesday with an offer to mediate in an escalating feud between Saudi Arabia and Iran, reflecting...

Saudi King Abdul Aziz Centre looks to counter extremism

Two Saudi boys, one Sunni, another Shiite, push their desks together and sit side-by-side smiling in a classroom. Then teachers tell the boys their opposing...

25 Palestinians wounded in clashes with Israel army

Twenty-five Palestinians were wounded in clashes with Israeli soldiers conducting searches in a refugee camp in the southern West Bank on Tuesday, Red Crescent...

Yemen peace talks to start Dec 15 alongside ceasefire

Yemen's warring parties are expected to observe a humanitarian truce and start U.N.-sponsored peace talks in Switzerland from Dec. 15 in a bid to...

Saudi shares dive after deficit announcement

Saudi shares dived at the start of trading Tuesday a day after the oil-rich kingdom announced a record $98 billion deficit this year and...

Israel hints at air force cooperation with Jordan and Egypt

Israeli fighter pilots recently trained with Arab counterparts in the United States, Defence Minister Moshe Yaalon said on Tuesday, referring to a joint exercise...

Iraq's Abadi plants flag in Ramadi to mark Isis defeat

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi planted the national flag in Ramadi on Tuesday after the army retook the city center from Islamic State a...

Iraq offers to mediate between Saudi and Iran

Iraq offered to mediate between Saudi Arabia and Iran to end their dispute triggered by Riyadh's execution of a prominent Shi'ite cleric, saying on...

Cash aid for Jordan's refugees an iris scan away

Syrian refugees in Jordan will get faster access to United Nations cash aid through an iris-scanning ATM network, removing the need for bank accounts...

Saudi to take $10 billion foreign loan

Saudi Arabia will take a $10 billion loan from foreign banks to help close the gap in its state finances from collapsed oil revenues,...

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