#Middle East
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Putin tells the Middle East to pull back from a catastrophic clash
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday urged all sides in the Middle East to refrain from action that would...
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Russia advises against Mideast travel as Iranian threat stokes tensions
Russia on Thursday advised against travel to the Middle East and German airline Lufthansa extended a suspension of its...
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Blinken begins new Middle East trip as U.S. strains with Israel show
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken embarked on a Middle East mission on Wednesday as strain showed in the...
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Syria says there were no grounds for Jordanian air strikes on its soil
Syria said on Tuesday there was no justification for Jordanian air strikes on its territory that its neighbour said...
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Russia’s Lavrov talks Middle East with Iran, Turkey, Lebanon
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met with his counterparts from Iran, Turkey and Lebanon ahead of the United Nations...
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Analysis: Iran-Pakistan flare-up rooted in restive borderlands, not Mideast strife
An Iranian strike on Pakistan this week that drew a rapid military riposte and raised fears of greater regional...
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Explainer: Iran and its proxies and widening violence in the Middle East
Iran launched missile strikes on three different countries this week - Iraq, Syria and Pakistan - while proxy militant...
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Kuwait forms first government under new emir and prime minister
Kuwait on Wednesday formed a government headed by Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed Sabah al-Salem al-Sabah, the state news agency...
Economy
Analysis: Middle East escalation tilts balance of risks in markets
For global investors who came into 2024 with doubts about how long stock markets can rally and when central...
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Blinken meets Arab leaders in diplomatic push over Gaza war
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was holding more talks with Arab leaders on Monday as part of a...
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Blinken seeks to avert wider war, Israel says it is not fighting a single enemy
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will hold talks in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia on Monday...
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Iraq’s Shi’ite ruling alliance wins more than 100 local council seats
Parties that make up Iraq's Shi'ite ruling alliance together took at least 101 seats of the 285 available in...
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Jordan says it foiled plot by Iran-linked drug smugglers
Jordan's army said it foiled a plot on Monday by dozens of infiltrators from Syria linked to pro-Iranian militias,...
