A reliable government source revealed that Iraq will soon open a border crossing with Gulf countries. The source told Alghadeer News that Iraq has reached advanced phases in the agreement on opening the Awjat Al-Batin border crossing that connects Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait in the desert of al-Muthanna Governorate. …
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Oil fell about 3% on Monday after Saudi Arabia said an extension of output cuts by OPEC+ nations would not include additional voluntary reductions by a trio of Gulf producers. After rising for seven consecutive sessions, Brent oil futures LCOc1 fell $1.30, or 3.1%, to $41.00 a barrel by 12:16 …
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State television described the missile strike as an accident during a training exercise, saying the Konarak had remained too close to the target. The Konarak had been putting targets out in the water for other ships to fire upon, it said. An Iranian missile that struck a support ship in …
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If rumors about a coup in Qatar this week turn out to be true, who could benefit from it and what would the possible consequences for the region be? Social media users may have seen recent footage of an alleged attempted coup d’etat in Qatar – footage rife with shooting …
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The American naval coalition in the Gulf creates insecurity, the Iranian military said in a statement on Monday, according to the official IRNA news agency. “The false coalition from outside the region led by America disrupts regional order and security rather than help preserve stability and security in the region,” …
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Bahrain reported the Gulf’s first death from the new coronavirus on Monday, as the total number of confirmed infections in the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) stood at 965. The deceased woman was a 65-year-old Bahraini citizen who had underlying health conditions, the health ministry said on Twitter. Bahrain has …
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Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi has accused Israel of being behind attacks on Iranian-backed militia positions in Iraq, the first time Baghdad has directly blamed Israel on Monday. “Investigations into the targeting of some Popular Mobilization Forces positions indicate that Israel carried it out. The Shi’ite militias, known as …
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The United States aims to avoid war with Iran and the additional troops ordered to be deployed in the Gulf region are for “deterrence and defense,” U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Sunday. Speaking to Fox News Sunday, Pompeo added that he was confident U.S. President Donald Trump …
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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says that US-allied Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates apparently want to “fight Iran to the last American.” In a post on his Twitter account on Friday, Zarif responded to earlier remarks by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo during a visit to …
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Iraqi Foreign Ministry spokesman Ahmed Al-Sahaf said on Thursday that Iraq will not join any “international force” claiming to protect the waterways in the Gulf, and rejects the participation of the Zionist entity in it. Sahaf said in a press statement, “Iraq will not join any international force to protect …
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Qatar Airways reported a loss of 2.3 billion Qatari riyals ($639 million) on Wednesday for the year ending March 31, as it grappled with the second year of an embargo by neighbors that has restricted its air routes and driven costs higher. The results mark a steeper loss from the …
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An Israeli delegation has reportedly participated in a business conference in Bahrain despite statements about the cancellation of the controversial visit to the Arabic Gulf country. A senior Israeli official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told Channel 13 on Wednesday that an Israeli foreign ministry delegation had arrived at the …
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