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‘Crown jewel’ Aramco stirs loyal Saudi demand for giant IPO

November 17, 2019

Crisis-swept Lebanon in gridlock after Safadi withdrawal

November 17, 2019

Khamenei backs Iran gasoline price hike, blames enemies for ‘sabotage’

November 17, 2019

Lebanon’s Safadi withdraws candidacy for PM, urges Hariri for post: statement

November 17, 2019

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FILE PHOTO: Lebanon's then-Minister of Economy and Trade, Mohammad Safadi, speaks during the Reuters Middle East Investment Summit in Beirut, October 20, 2010. REUTERS/Cynthia Karam/File Photo

Crisis-swept Lebanon in gridlock after Safadi withdrawal

November 17, 2019

BEIRUT- Lebanon slipped deeper into political crisis on Sunday after the withdrawal of a top candidate for prime minister narrowed...

FILE PHOTO: Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks live on television after casting his ballot in the Iranian presidential election in Tehran June 12, 2009. REUTERS/Caren Firouz//File Photo

Khamenei backs Iran gasoline price hike, blames enemies for ‘sabotage’

November 17, 2019

DUBAI- Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Sunday backed gasoline price increases that have sparked protests across Iran, blaming...

FILE PHOTO: Lebanon's Minister of Economy and Trade Mohammad Safadi speaks during the Reuters Middle East Investment Summit in Beirut, October 20, 2010. REUTERS/Cynthia Karam

Lebanon’s Safadi withdraws candidacy for PM, urges Hariri for post: statement

November 17, 2019

BEIRUT - Former Lebanese finance minister Mohammad Safadi withdrew his candidacy to be the next prime minister on Saturday, saying...

FILE PHOTO: Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri chairs a parliamentary session in downtown Beirut, Lebanon July 16, 2019. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir/File Photo

Lebanon’s Speaker Berri says situation in Lebanon getting more ‘complicated’: Al Joumhouria

November 16, 2019

BEIRUT - The situation in Lebanon is becoming more complicated, Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri was cited as saying by...

FILE PHOTO: Parts of a Russian S-400 defense system are unloaded from a Russian plane at Murted Airport near Ankara, Turkey, August 27, 2019. Turkish Military/Turkish Defence Ministry/Handout via REUTERS

Turkey says it bought Russian S-400s to use them, not put them aside

November 16, 2019

ANKARA- Turkey bought S-400 missile defense systems from Russia to use them, not put them aside, the head of the...

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