Middle East

In the Middle East and North Africa, homemade sweets and confectionary are gestures of welcome and celebration.

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President Donald Trump on Thursday said he hopes the US is not "going to war with Iran." The US and Iran are in the midst of a military standoff after the Trump administration deployed military assets..

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According to Reuters, Washington ordered the departure of non-emergency American employees from its diplomatic missions in Iraq on Wednesday in another show of concern about alleged threats from Iran...

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The White House announced the deployment of an aircraft carrier strike group and B-52 bombers to the Middle East. Democratic lawmakers are now warning that President Donald Trump is “inching”..

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President Donald Trump’s administration was accused of possibly sending more troops to the Middle East. According to Business Insider, Trump denied his administration wanting to deploy 120,000..

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Saudi Arabia says an oil pipeline has been hit by bomb-carrying drones, just days after four tankers were attacked at anchor off the UAE. Julian Satterthwaite reports.

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CNN reports Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has canceled his planned visit to Moscow and is heading instead to Brussels to discuss "recent threatening actions and statements" by Iran, the State..

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A senior Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander said on Sunday the U.S. military presence in the Gulf used to be a serious threat but now represented a target, the Iranian Students' News Agency (ISNA)..

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According to a report by Reuters, in a parliament session on Sunday, the commander of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards claimed the United States has begun a psychological war in the region. The U.S...

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Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said on Friday Tehran would not negotiate with the United States and a senior cleric warned that a U.S. navy fleet could be “destroyed with one missile”, as a U.S..

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Insomnia remains a largely undiagnosed and under-treated issue in the Middle East region.

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American B-52 Stratofortress bombers sent to the Middle East over what Washington describes as threats from Iran have arrived at a U.S. base in Qatar, U.S. Central Command said. Yahaira Jacquez..

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Reuters reports a U.S. commander of naval forces in the Middle East says that he would consider sending an aircraft carrier through the Strait of Hormuz. Vice Admiral Jim Malloy, commander of the U.S...

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According to CNN, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo abruptly canceled a scheduled trip to Germany, where he was planning to meet with Chancellor Angela Merkel "due to pressing issues." The sudden schedule..

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The Trump administration is deploying a carrier strike group and bombers to the Middle East in response to troubling “indications and warnings” from Iran and to show the United States will..

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Music streaming service Spotify hit 100 million subscribers to its premium streaming service in the first quarter, more than double the number of nearest rival Apple. Julian Satterthwaite reports.

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Organisers of the Dakar Rally are excited for the 'third chapter' of the iconic race as it moves from South America to Saudi Arabia

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President Donald Trump’s daughter-in-law Lara Trump is an official in Trump’s campaign. During a Fox Business interview Lara made a comment about German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Lara said..

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Under Xi Jinping, Beijing has elevated its missile forces to a point where many rockets in the Chinese arsenal now rival or outperform those of the United States. This dramatic shift could render..

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TOKYO -- Carlos Ghosn will be indicted on a fresh round of charges as Japanese prosecutors pursue their case against the former Nissan chairman, broadcaster NHK reported. Prosecutors will indict Ghosn..

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In a White House where no secret is safe for long, one development has remained stubbornly confidential - the contents of a Middle East peace plan authored by President Donald Trump’s advisers Jared..

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According to a report by Reuters, on Tuesday, France called for avoiding any escalation of tensions in the Middle East region after President Donald Trump said that he would name Iran's elite Islamic..

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Reuters reports Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Tuesday defended the elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as protectors of Iran a day after the United States labeled the group as a foreign..

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Reuters reports Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei rejected the United States’ designation of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps as a foreign terrorist organization,. He said on..

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