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EU, US affirm Lebanon support, diverging from Saudi
Posted on Wednesday, November 8, 2017
The European Union on Wednesday affirmed support for Lebanon following the resignation of Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri, echoing U.S. backing for the Beirut government which Saudi Arabia has accused of declaring war.
Purge of Saudi princes, businessmen widens, travel curbs imposed
Posted on Tuesday, November 7, 2017
A campaign of mass arrests of Saudi Arabian royals, ministers and businessmen expanded on Monday after a top entrepreneur was reportedly detained in the biggest anti-corruption purge of the kingdom’s affluent elite in its modern history.
Russian bombers escorted away from US aircraft carrier
Posted on Thursday, November 2, 2017
US Navy F/A-18 fighter jets were dispatched from the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan and escorted two Russian TU-95 bombers that were approaching the ship on Sunday, according to two US defense officials.
Iran’s nuclear chief says weapons-grade uranium only 4 days away
Posted on Monday, October 30, 2017
Iran’s nuclear program chief said Sunday that his country can begin producing weapons-grade nuclear material in just four days if the nuclear deal with foreign powers falls through, and stressed that international inspectors will not be given access…
Syrian government to blame for April sarin attack: U.N. report
Posted on Friday, October 27, 2017
The Syrian government of Bashar al-Assad is to blame for a chemical attack on the opposition-held town of Khan Sheikhoun that killed dozens of people last April, according to a report sent to the United Nations Security Council…
Trump to press China on North Korea, trade on Beijing visit
Posted on Monday, October 23, 2017
U.S. President Donald Trump will urge President Xi Jinping to make good on his commitments to pressure North Korea when he visits China next month, a senior White House official said on Monday, stepping up a strategy to…
UN to vote on extending Syria chemical weapons inspectors
Posted on Monday, October 23, 2017
The U.N. Security Council has scheduled a vote Tuesday on a U.S.-sponsored resolution that would extend the work of inspectors seeking to determine who is responsible for chemical weapons attacks in Syria, and the big question is whether…
Tillerson demands Iranian militias leave Iraq
Posted on Monday, October 23, 2017
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Sunday demanded that Iranian 'militias' leave Iraq at a press conference in Riyadh, where the US diplomat is holding talks with top Gulf officials.
