CAIRO (Reuters) – An Iranian freighter has been attacked in the Red Sea, Al Arabiya TV reported Tuesday, citing unidentified sources, and Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency said the ship was attacked …
Read More »China and Iran Expected to Sign 25-Year Agreement, Iranian State Media Says
DUBAI (Reuters) – Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi arrived in Iran on Friday for a visit that Iranian state media said would see the signing of a 25-year cooperation agreement between the …
Read More »EXCLUSIVE-Hong Kong calls on foreign governments to stop accepting special British passports
By Greg Torode, Anne Marie Roantree HONG KONG, March 25 (Reuters) – The Hong Kong government has told some foreign consulates to stop accepting a British travel document that many of its …
Read More »Saudi-led coalition authorizes four fuel ships to dock at Yemen’s Hodeidah port
DUBAI (Reuters) – The Saudi-led coalition has authorized the docking of four fuel ships in Yemen’s Red Sea port of Hodeidah, two sources familiar with the matter said, after the internationally recognized …
Read More »Drone attack on Riyadh oil refinery claimed by Houthis causes fire
DUBAI (Reuters) – An airstrike on an oil refinery in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, sparked a fire on Friday that was brought under control, the Energy Ministry said, after Yemen’s Houthi group …
Read More »Iranian ship hit in Mediterranean attack, company says
DUBAI (Reuters) – An Iranian container ship was damaged in an attack in the Mediterranean, the state shipping company said on Friday, adding that it would take legal action to identify the …
Read More »Navy reports 2 ships in Middle East face coronavirus outbreaks
The Navy on Friday reported more than a dozen COVID-19 cases among service members aboard a warship in the Middle East, with several people possibly infected on another ship. The military branch …
Read More »Exclusive: Pfizer’s COVID-19 Vaccine Supply to EU 30% Below Plans, Sources Say
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Pfizer has yet to deliver to the European Union about 10 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine they were due to receive in December, EU officials said, putting it …
Read More »Qatar takes the United Arab Emirates before the United States human rights court for boycott
LONDON (Reuters) – The government of Qatar led the United Arab Emirates to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) of the United Nations on Monday, accusing it of human rights violations as …
Read More »Bahrain sees “no glimmer of hope” to end the Qatar crisis soon
RIYADH (Reuters) – Bahrain sees no resolution in sight in a diplomatic row between Qatar and its neighbors, which severed diplomatic and trade relations with the small Arab state of the Gulf …
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