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Let me point out a few news items you may have missed while debating the Iran nuclear deal... READ MORE›
SCORCHING 'HEAT DOME' OVER MIDDLE EAST SEES TEMPERATURES SOAR TO 165F IN IRAN
But some of the most affluent figures in the Middle East are blissfully unaware of the scorching heat, such as Saudia Arabia's King Salman... READ MORE›
US GOVERNMENT ASKS TOYOTA: WHY DOES ISIL HAVE SO MANY OF THE COMPANY'S VEHICLES?
The us treasury department has asked toyota for help in understanding why isil has so many of their vehicles... READ MORE›
U.S. SAYS IRAN TESTED ROCKETS 1,500 YARDS FROM AMERICAN CARRIER
The United States on Wednesday accused Iran of carrying out rocket tests near American warships and commercial traffic in the Strait of Hormuz last week... READ MORE›
AFTER A US SHIFT IRAN HAS A SEAT AT TALKS ON WAR IN SYRIA
Iran's participation in Syria talks is something United Nations mediators have sought for years -- and faced opposition from the White House for just as long... READ MORE›
AL QAEDA IN YEMEN SAYS US STRIKE KILLED LEADER
BAGHDAD -- Al Qaeda's affiliate in Yemen released a video statement on Tuesday confirming the death of its leader, Nasser al-Wuhayshi, in an American missile strike... READ MORE›
ISRAELI 'SPY DOLPHIN' CAUGHT OFF GAZA COAST
A year later Iranian security forces arrested two suspected spy pigeons near a nuclear facility... READ MORE›
PLANES GROUNDED AS SOUTH KOREAN STUDENTS TAKE UNI ENTRANCE EXAMS
The Yonhap news agency quoted his parents as saying that he had become severely stressed in the run-up to the exams... READ MORE›
SAUDI ARABIA SEVERS TIES WITH IRAN, QUESTIONS LOOM
Why are there tensions between iran and saudi arabia?... READ MORE›
SAUD AL-FAISAL QUIET FORCE IN MIDDLE EAST DIES AT 75
The 9 11 attacks also strained ties with the United States, especially after it was determined that 15 of the 19 hijackers were from Saudi Arabia... READ MORE›
TRUSTING IRAN TO STOP TERRORISM IS LIKE INVITING AN ARSONIST TO JOIN THE FIRE BRIGADE
The idea that Iran is a partner in the fight against terrorism is not only disingenuous but also absurd... READ MORE›
EDITORIAL OBAMA TAKES ON OPPONENTS OF THE IRAN DEAL
As a presidential candidate, Mr. Obama opposed the Iraq war... READ MORE›
US AND IRAN KEEP WARY EYE ON EACH OTHER AT SEA
Benjamin Hewlett, the commander of the air wing aboard the aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt, which is in the Persian Gulf keeping an eye on Iran right now... READ MORE›
SYRIA DENOUNCES SAUDI CRITICISM OF IRAN ON PEACE TALKS
Until two weeks ago the idea that Saudi Arabia and Iran would sit at the same table was unthinkable... READ MORE›
US AND IRAN BOTH CONFLICT AND CONVERGE
All applaud the deal as a victory for Iran and maintain that their hostility to the United States remains undiminished... READ MORE›
PASSENGER TRAINS COLLIDE IN IRAN, 44 KILLED
Semi-official Mehr news agency said four of the dead were railway employees aboard the trains... READ MORE›
SAUDI ARABIA SAID TO ARREST SUSPECT IN 1996 KHOBAR TOWERS BOMBING
The United States deported him to Saudi Arabia in 1999... READ MORE›
IN IRAN A REPORTERS STRENGTHS PROVE TO BE HIS UNDOING
He would often spend months in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates, where he made many friends of Iranian descent... READ MORE›
MASS FUNERAL HELD IN KUWAIT FOR BOMBING VICTIMS
Mass Funeral Held in Kuwait for Bombing Victims... READ MORE›
IRAN ACCEPTS INVITATION TO SYRIA PEACE TALKS IN VIENNA
It will be the first time that Tehran the main regional backer of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad attends an international summit on the four-year-long war... READ MORE›
BOMB KILLS 25 AT MOSQUE IN KUWAIT
But the attack also drew criticism from some Kuwaitis, who said the country's leaders should have been more pro-active in protecting Shiites... READ MORE›
FINAL HEARING FOR REPORTER HELD IN IRAN IS SCHEDULED FOR MONDAY
Only months later did the Iranian authorities disclose the charges against Mr. Rezaian, which include espionage and hostile acts... READ MORE›
ISLAMIC STATE CLAIMS SUICIDE ATTACKS ON YEMENI GOVERNMENT, GULF TROOPS
The Houthis have long accused Saudi Arabia and the Yemeni government of being allied to Sunni extremists... READ MORE›
US AXES $500M SCHEME TO TRAIN SYRIAN REBELS, SAYS NYT
The programme was the most visible element of US backing for Syrian opposition groups but it has already suffered embarrassing setbacks... READ MORE›
ANOTHER IRANIAN AMERICAN ARRESTED AND IMPRISONED IN TEHRAN
Iranian Americans such as Namazi are particularly vulnerable to arrest because Iran does not recognize dual nationality... READ MORE›
WITH NUCLEAR DEAL DONE IRAN SETS OUT TO REASSURE WARY GULF ARABS
No country can solve regional problems without the help of others Mohammad Javad Zarif said at a news conference hosted by the Iranian embassy in Kuwait... READ MORE›
BAHRAIN, SUDAN CUT TIES WITH TEHRAN AS CRISIS WIDENS IN SAUDI-IRAN SPLIT
Saudi Arabia, whose population is about a third the size of Iran's, carried out 157 in all of 2015, according to Amnesty and media reports... READ MORE›
BARACK OBAMA ADMITS IRAN NUCLEAR DEAL WILL MEAN MORE MONEY FOR TERROR GROUPS
Critics of the agreement immediately responded by accusing Mr Obama of handing billions to the world's foremost state sponsor of terrorism ... READ MORE›
HOUTHI REBELS KILL 45 UAE SOLDIERS IN YEMEN FIGHTING
Bahrain another member of the Saudi coalition said on Friday that five of its soldiers also had been killed... READ MORE›
ISLAMIC STATE USES IMAGE OF ALAN KURDI TO THREATEN SYRIAN REFUGEES FOR FLEEING
In the magazine, Isis's al-Qaida rivals in Syria, the Nusra Front, are portrayed as tools of Nato ally Turkey and the UK prime minister, David Cameron... READ MORE›