China’s Wang Yi seeks deeper oil and gas ties with UAE on Middle East tour
BEIJING, Dec 13 (Reuters) – China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi met his United Arab Emirates counterpart on Friday,…
‘Peace is not far away’ says Erdogan, returning from Putin meeting
ISTANBUL, Dec 13 (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, fresh from a meeting with Russia’s Vladimir Putin, said…
Israel says it kills senior Hamas commander Raed Saed in Gaza
Item 1 of 2 Palestinians inspect the site of an Israeli strike on a car in Gaza City,…
Israel issues evacuation warning for village in southern Lebanon ahead of strike
CAIRO, Dec 13 (Reuters) – Israel issued an evacuation warning for a village in southern Lebanon on Saturday…
Rights groups condemn reported re-arrest of Nobel laureate Mohammadi in Iran
Item 1 of 2 An empty space showing that Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi was not present…
Irish minister defends ‘limited’ trade curbs on Israeli settlements
Item 1 of 3 Actor Liam Cunningham leads demonstrators as they hold a banner in support of Palestinians…
Iran seizes foreign tanker carrying 6 million liters of ‘smuggled diesel’ in Gulf of Oman, state media says
Dec 12 (Reuters) – Iran has seized a foreign tanker allegedly carrying 6 million liters of “smuggled diesel”…
Amnesty says Hamas attacks and Gaza hostage treatment amount to crimes against humanity
Item 1 of 4 Tal Shoham, a former hostage who was kidnapped by Hamas on October 7, 2023,…
Dollar rises as traders digest Fed meeting, sterling eases after GDP
Euro and sterling rise as dollar weakensUK GDP data in focusFed’s less hawkish stance drags dollarMarkets diverge from…
S&P 500 posts record closing high, US dollar and yields decline in wake of FedÂ
Item 1 of 2 Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New…
US lawmakers say Israel hasn’t held to account those involved in 2023 strike that killed journalist
Item 1 of 8 U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) speaks during a press conference about an Israeli strike…
Exclusive: US weighs hitting UN Palestinian refugee agency with terrorism-related sanctions
US officials weighing potential terrorism-related sanctions for Palestinian refugee agency, sources saySome career State Dept officials concerned on…