Amid Regional Strains, Qatar Says Hackers Post Fake Comments by Emir
May 24, 2017
CAIRO (Reuters) - Qatar said on Wednesday its state news agency had been hacked, after it reported remarks purportedly by its ruler criticising aspects of U.S. foreign policy in the wake of...
Bahrain Security Forces Raid Home of Shi’ite Spiritual Leader
May 23, 2017
By Noah Browning
DUBAI (Reuters) - Bahraini security forces on Tuesday raided the home of the kingdom's Shi'ite Muslim spiritual leader and shot dead at least one demonstrator during the operation.
Ayatollah Isa Qassim...
Iran’s Rouhani Vows to Continue with Missile Tests
May 23, 2017
TEHRAN, May 23 (Reuters) - Iran's re-elected Hassan Rouhani vowed on Monday that Iran will continue to carry out its missile tests, striking a defiant note after criticism from U.S. President Donald Trump.
Rouhani made...
Iran Condemns UK Attack, Criticises Western Security Ties to Gulf
May 23, 2017
LONDON (Reuters) - Iran condemned a suicide attack at a pop concert in Manchester that killed 22 people, but in an apparent swipe at Western security cooperation with Gulf Arab states said "artificial...
Kurdish independence in Iraq likely “not if but when”-U.S. general
May 23, 2017
By Phil Stewart
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An Iraqi Kurdish push for independence from Baghdad appears likely to be a question of "not if but when," in a significant challenge to Iraq's stability, the...
Trump Says Concerns About Iran Driving Israel, Arab States Closer
By Steve Holland and Jeff Mason
May 22, 2017 JERUSALEM (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that shared concern about Iran was driving Israel and many Arab states closer and demanded that...
Rouhani says hopeful Europe won’t follow Trump’s lead on Iran
May 22, 2017
PARIS (Reuters) - Iran welcomes cooperation at all levels to bring stability to the Middle East, President Hassan Rouhani told his French counterpart on Monday, hours after U.S. President Donald Trump lambasted...
Germany Urges Iran to Stop Supporting Militants in Syria and Iraq
May 22, 2017
BERLIN (Reuters) - Iran must stop supporting armed groups in Syria and Iraq that contribute to the destabilisation of the Middle East if it wants good relations with the West, German Foreign...
Saudi Arabia, Iraq agree oil output cut needs 9-month extension
May 22, 2017
By Ahmed Rasheed and Ernest Scheyder
- First visit by top Saudi oil official to Iraq in 30 years
- Saudi, Russia pushing for nine-month extension to cuts
- Goldman says stocks should normalise if cuts prolonged (Updates...
Trump tells Middle East to ‘drive out’ Islamist extremists, Saudi King attacks Iran while...
May 22, 2017
President Donald Trump urged Arab and Islamic leaders on Sunday to unite and do their share to defeat Islamist extremists, making an impassioned plea to "drive out" terrorists while toning down his...
