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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (L) and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin

US to impose additional sanctions on Iran

Mark Esper said there had been no plans issued for troops to prepare to leave Iraq

US military has no plans to leave Iraq, says Esper

Both Brent and WTI are set for their biggest annual gains in three years

Oil prices on track for biggest yearly rise since 2016

Business / 31 Dec 19

A defeat for Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's longest-serving premier, would be a shock

Netanyahu declares victory in leadership challenge

World / 26 Dec 19

The decision puts the North African country's conflict at the centre of wider regional frictions (File image)

Libya formally requests Turkish military support

World / 26 Dec 19

Simon Coveney was in Gaza today to make the announcement

Tánaiste announces €8.8m water plant investment in Gaza

World / 03 Dec 19

Rockets fired from Gaza towards Israel

Death toll rises on second day of Israel-Gaza violence

World / 13 Nov 19

A protester attempts to climb the wall outside the Iranian consulate in Kerbala

Three killed at protest outside Iran consulate in Iraq

World / 04 Nov 19

US President Donald Trump approved the operation to kill
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi

IS chief Baghdadi dead after US military raid - Trump

World / 27 Oct 19

Demonstrations in Baghdad began over unemployment and poor services

Iraqi protests: Death toll rises to 28 people

World / 03 Oct 19

The Israeli military said it hit '15 terrorist targets' in Gaza

Israel hits Gaza after rockets disrupt Netanyahu rally

World / 11 Sep 19

HMS Duncan was sent to escort tankers in the Persian Gulf

UK warship arrives in Gulf to escort tankers

World / 29 Jul 19

Israel said the ten apartment buildings had been built illegally and posed a security risk to Israeli armed forces

Israel demolishes Palestinian homes in East Jerusalem

World / 22 Jul 19

Donald Trump suggested he could live without a new deal with Iran

Trump has 'unlimited time' to forge deal with Iran

A Palestinian protester throws stones by his slingshot during the clashes near the border between Israel and Gaza in May

Important or nonsense - What is Peace to Prosperity?

World / 25 Jun 19

Jared Kushner will present the $50 billion 10-year international investment plan in Bahrain next week

Palestinians reject US investment plan for Middle East

Concerns are growing about crucial oil supplies being disrupted after the tanker attacks last week

Brent oil up 6% in a week on fears of US attack on Iran

Business / 21 Jun 19

Andrew Smith, spokesperson for Campaign Against Arms Trade, speaks to the media outside the Royal Courts of Justice, London, after they won a landmark legal challenge

UK suspends new Saudi arms licences linked to Yemen

The crude oil tanker Front Altair on fire in the Gulf of Oman on 13 June

US to send 1,000 additional troops to Middle East

World / 18 Jun 19

Iran's foreign minister Javad Zarif accused the US President of 'causing tensions'

Iran lashes out at Trump over nuclear weapons comment

World / 28 May 19

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif took to Twitter to respond

Tehran says Trump's 'genocidal taunts won't end Iran'

World / 20 May 19

The price of Brent is up more than 35% this year, while WTI has gained nearly 40%

Oil rises after OPEC+ says to keep output cuts

Business / 20 May 19

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei reiterated that the Islamic Republic would not negotiate with the United States on another nuclear deal

Khamenei says Iran does not seek war with United States

World / 14 May 19

A bearded man with Baghdadi's appearance gave an 18-minute address in the video

Baghdadi allegedly appears for first time in five years

World / 29 Apr 19

Uber announces $3.1 billion deal for its Middle East rival Careem for

Uber to buy Mideast rival Careem for $3.1 billion

Business / 26 Mar 19

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