Iran’s Rouhani Calls for Better Gulf Ties in Call with Qatar Emir
May 27, 2017
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's President Hassan Rouhani called on Saturday for improved relations with Gulf Arab countries during a telephone call with the emir of Qatar, which has come under fire...
Trump Travel Ban Fight Heads Toward Supreme Court Showdown
May 26, 2017
By Lawrence Hurley
WASHINGTON, May 26 (Reuters) - The fate of President Donald Trump's order to ban travelers from six predominantly Muslim nations, blocked by federal courts, may soon be in the hands...
Former U.S. national security adviser Brzezinski dies at age 89 – daughter
May 26, 2017
By Bill Trott
(Reuters) - Former U.S. national security adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski, who established himself in the Carter administration as a hard-liner on foreign policy, died on Friday, his family said. He was...
Iran Sees Breakthrough in Oil Deals Following Rouhani Re-election
May 25, 2017
By Rania El Gamal and Dmitry Zhdannikov
VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran hopes to sign groundbreaking deals with oil majors such as Total and Lukoil this year as the re-election this month of reformist Hassan Rouhani...
Hezbollah Says Saudi on Path to More Bloodshed in Iran Struggle
May 25, 2017
BEIRUT (Reuters) - The Lebanese Shi'ite group Hezbollah said on Thursday Saudi Arabia was on a losing path to more bloodshed in its struggle with Iran and instead urged Riyadh to seek dialogue and...
In Blow to Trump, U.S. Appeals Court Refuses to Reinstate Travel Ban
May 25, 2017
By Mica Rosenberg and Dan Levine
(Reuters) - In a stinging rebuke to President Donald Trump, a U.S. appeals court refused on Thursday to reinstate his travel ban on people from six Muslim-majority...
U.S. visas issued to citizens of Trump travel ban nations continue to decline
May 25, 2017
By Yeganeh Torbati
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States issued about 50 percent fewer visitor visas in April to citizens of seven countries covered by President Donald Trump's temporary travel bans than it...
Iran has built third underground ballistic missile factory – Fars news agency
May 25, 2017
ANKARA (Reuters) - Iran has built a third underground ballistic missile production factory and will keep developing its missile programme, the semi-official Fars news agency reported on Thursday, in a development likely...
Gulf Rift Reopens as Qatar Decries Hacked Comments by Emir
May 24, 2017
By William Maclean
DUBAI (Reuters) - Qatar got into a war of words with some Gulf Arab allies on Wednesday after it said hackers had posted fake remarks by its emir against...
U.S. Treasury Chief Says Reviewing Iran’s Aircraft Licenses
May 24, 2017
By David Lawder
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury is reviewing licenses for Boeing Co and Airbus to sell aircraft to Iran, department head Steven Mnuchin said on Wednesday, telling lawmakers he would...
