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Fresh clashes kill six in Iran cost-of-living protests

Protesters and security forces clashed in several Iranian cities on Thursday, with six reported killed, the first deaths since the cost-of-living demonstrations broke out. The protests began on Sunday in Tehran, where shopkeepers went on strike over high prices and economic

Best of frenemies: Saudi, UAE rivalry bursts into view

For years, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia projected geopolitical and economic power across the Gulf and beyond, seemingly in tandem. But a growing rivalry and struggle for influence has come to a head -- most recently in Yemen -- following years of divergence over a

Yemen’s Aden airport shuts as Saudi-UAE rift deepens

DUBAI, Jan 1 (Reuters) - Air traffic at Yemen's Aden international airport was halted on Thursday as tensions persisted between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, two Gulf powers whose rivalry is reshaping war-torn Yemen. The Saudi-backed, internationally recognized

Thousands stage pro-Gaza rally in Istanbul

Thousands joined a New Year's Day rally for Gaza in Istanbul Thursday, waving Palestinian and Turkish flags and calling for an end to the violence in the tiny war-torn territory. Demonstrators gathered in freezing temperatures under cloudless blue skies to march to the city's