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Lebanon PM backs Saudi Arabia in Khashoggi case

AFP | Lebanon's premier-designate Saad Hariri threw his support behind Saudi Arabia Tuesday as it faces outrage over the murder of Saudi journalist and government...

Khashoggi killing ‘a wake-up call’: Qatar

AFP | The murder of Jamal Khashoggi should act as a wake-up call, Qatar's foreign ministry said Monday in the rival Gulf state's first official...

Will Conflict with Iran help bail MBS out of his troubles? – James M Dorsey

James M Dorsey | Embattled Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman could prove to be not only a cat with nine lives but also one...

Israel ready for another blockade of Gaza?

News Analysis | Israel’s Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman has ordered an immediate halt to fuel deliveries headed to the besieged Gaza Strip in response to...

Airline steward stole Dh18,500 from 3 brothers on plane

Gulf News Courts | Dubai: A flight steward has been accused of stealing Dh18,500 from three brothers in an airplane’s business class cabin, while they...

Khashoggi crisis highlights why investment in Asia is more productive than in the Middle East – James M Dorsey

James M. Dorsey | Growing Western political and corporate reluctance to be associated with Saudi Arabia in the wake of the suspected killing of journalist...

Jamal Khashoggi’s killing took seven minutes, Turkish source tells MEE

Middle East Eye | It took seven minutes for Jamal Khashoggi to die, a Turkish source who has listened in full to an audio recording...

Pompeo holds crisis talks in Riyadh on missing journalist

AFP | US top diplomat Mike Pompeo held talks with Saudi King Salman on Tuesday seeking answers about the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, amid...

Idlib province: Syria’s last major rebel stronghold

AFP | Syria's jihadist-dominated Idlib province is the last major area still outside regime control, after a string of ferocious assaults this year put most...

Syria army warns Idlib residents as deadline looms

AFP | Syria's army Friday warned residents of the country's last major rebel bastion to stay away from jihadists, who have yet to withdraw from...

Jamal Khashoggi changes the Middle East at potentially horrible cost – James M. Dorsey

James M. Dorsey | The fate of missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, assuming that his disappearance was the work of Saudi security and military officials,...

Pakistani poker: Playing Saudi Arabia against China – James M. Dorsey

James M. Dorsey | Desperate for funding to fend off a financial crisis fueled in part by mounting debt to China, Pakistan is playing a...