Qatar locks in US LNG through 2054 as it looks beyond Hormuz
The Gulf state agreed to buy up to 4 million tons of US liquefied natural gas annually through 2054.
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Greece, Egypt in talks to extend maritime zone further east
Oct 22 (Reuters) - Greece and Egypt are discussing extending their Exclusive Economic Zone eastwards towards Cyprus after eastern Libya's parliament ratified a disputed maritime agreement with Turkey earlier this week, Greece's foreign minister said. Greece, Egypt and Cyprus
Turkey says Qatar Eurofighter jet deal still on track despite Iran war
Ankara expects Doha to submit a draft sales contract for the fighter jets, as Turkey seeks to acquire aircraft that can be delivered sooner than its newly ordered Eurofighters.
From mountain fighters to 'regional power': the rise of Yemen's Houthis
The Houthis emerged from obscurity in Yemen's hardscrabble north to control swathes of the country and pose a perennial threat to neighbouring Saudi Arabia, the world's top oil exporter. From their origins in the 1990s, the Iran-backed former mountain fighters now command the
Israel frees from custody almost all suspects in two settler attacks, puts them under house arrest
JERUSALEM, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Nine of the 10 suspects arrested in an investigation into militant settler attacks on a US journalist and European diplomats have been released from custody and placed under house arrest, a law firm that represents settlers said. Masked Israeli
What Iran’s threats to Hormuz internet cables mean for Gulf
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has threatened to cut crucial internet and communications routes in the region if US aggression escalates.
Saudi Aramco tells staff to evacuate Dhahran as clashes with Yemen's Houthis continue
Oct 22 (Reuters) - Saudi state oil company Aramco has told staff to evacuate its headquarters in Dhahran on the Gulf, six people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Thursday, as fighting between the world's largest crude exporter and Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis
Israeli fire kills four people in Gaza, medics say
CAIRO, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Israeli strikes and gunfire killed at least four people in the Gaza Strip in separate incidents on Thursday, health officials in the enclave said. In Gaza City, a strike on a car killed at least one person, medics said. They earlier said there had been
Aramco evacuates staff as Saudi Arabia braces for potential Houthi escalation: What to know
The repeated and escalating Houthi attacks against Saudi Arabia’s energy facilities and airports United States ordered the departure of non-essential government employees and their families from the kingdom, with oil giant Aramco reportedly evacuating its headquarters.
Nearly all coral reefs risk collapse in 50 years: IUCN
Nearly all of the world's shallow-water coral reefs face an extremely high risk of collapse by 2075 due to climate change, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) warned Thursday. In the first global assessment of its kind, the world authority on threatened
How would a Netanyahu election loss change Israel's policies toward the Palestinians?
By Lina Obeid and Tamar Uriel-Beeri JERUSALEM, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his main opponent Gadi Eisenkot both oppose an independent Palestinian state, meaning next week's election is unlikely to produce a sweeping shift in policies that
Those antisemitic olive trees! Israel's gaslighting military language whitewashes settler violence
Three such cunning phrasings help stoke settler attacks on American journalists and European diplomats, keep Palestinian farmers off their land, and portray the Israeli army and civilians in the West Bank as the people in danger
UN expert urges Indonesia to reconsider involvement in Trump's Gaza board
By Stanley Widianto and Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam JAKARTA, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Indonesia should reconsider its involvement in US President Donald Trump's Gaza peace plan because it is being shaped by Israel and the US and lacks a Palestinian voice, the United Nations special
Iran says it struck four vessels in Gulf, warns U.S. of broader response
The IRGC Navy said it had tracked the vessels before the strikes, adding that three others had hit mines west of the Strait of Hormuz
The key issues that will shape Israel's elections
When Israel goes to the polls this month, voters will weigh in on military conscription, the economy and how the state should investigate its inability to prevent Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack. AFP looks at the key issues shaping the campaign as Israel gears up for elections
Canada's Carney visits Turkey in push to ease US trade dependence
By Maria Cheng ANKARA, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet President Tayyip Erdogan in Turkey on Thursday, marking thefirst bilateral visit by a Canadian leader, as he seeks to deepen trade with other "middle powers" and ease dependence on the US. Carney and
China, Djibouti say all countries should enjoy freedom of navigation in Red Sea
BEIJING, Oct 22 (Reuters) - All countries should enjoy freedom of navigation in the Red Sea and through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, China and Djibouti said in a joint statement following a meeting of their foreign ministers in Beijing, expressing concern about the deteriorating
U.S. orders diplomats to depart Saudi Arabia amid Houthi strikes
State Department orders departures from missions in the kingdom and plans similar steps across the region as Houthi attacks escalate amid the broader conflict
Washington orders US embassy staff, families to leave Saudi Arabia
The United States has ordered non-essential US embassy staff and their families to leave Saudi Arabia, the State Department said on Wednesday, as the kingdom comes under sustained deadly attacks by Yemen's Houthis. "Iranian-supported Houthis have increasingly engaged in
Exclusive-Senior UAE diplomat Lana Nusseibeh enters race for UN chief
By Maha El Dahan DUBAI, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Senior UAE diplomat Lana Nusseibeh entered the race to become the next United Nations secretary-general on Wednesday, injecting a prominent Middle Eastern candidate into a contest that has struggled to produce a consensus choice among
UAE nominates official to lead UN
The UAE nominated Wednesday its foreign ministry official Lana Nusseibeh to run in the contest to lead the UN as none of the six existing candidates has emerged as a clear front-runner. Lana Nusseibeh is a well-regarded minister of state at the United Arab Emirates foreign
US preparing to issue ordered departure of some personnel from Gulf embassies, say US officials
JERUSALEM/ISTANBUL/DUBAI, Oct 21 (Reuters) - The US State Department is preparing to issue an ordered departure of some personnel and family members from USembassies across the Gulf region, three US officials said on Wednesday. The move was due to a possible resumption of
US orders diplomats to depart Saudi Arabia amid Houthi strikes
By Rami Ayyub, Humeyra Pamuk and Timour Azhari JERUSALEM/ISTANBUL/DUBAI, Oct 21 (Reuters) - The US State Department has ordered some diplomats and family members to depart from its missions in Saudi Arabia and plans to withdraw family members from a number of other US missions
US orders departure of diplomats from Saudi Arabia amid Houthi strikes
JERUSALEM/ISTANBUL/DUBAI, Oct 21 (Reuters) - The US State Department has ordered some diplomats and family members to depart from its missions in Saudi Arabia and is planning to move out family members from a number of other US missions in the Gulf, US officials told Reuters.