Government And Politics
Spain rebuffs Turkey's 'unilateral' gas search, backs Cyprus
Spain’s foreign minister says her country rejects Turkey’s unilateral search for energy reserves in the eastern Mediterranean and that negotiations are the proper way to resolve a territorial dispute that has ratcheted up regional tensions
Sheikh Nawaf sworn in as Kuwait's new ruling emir
Kuwait’s Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah has been sworn in as the ruling emir of the tiny oil-rich country
US 'outraged' by rocket attack that killed women, children
The U.S. State Department has condemned a rocket attack that killed Iraqi civilians and called on the government to take action amid an impending diplomatic crisis between Baghdad and Washington
State television: Kuwaiti ruler Sheikh Sabah has died at 91
Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah, the ruler of Kuwait who drew on his decades as the oil-rich nation’s top diplomat to push for closer ties to Iraq after the 1990 Gulf War and solutions to other regional crises, has died
Kuwait state television says its 91-year-old ruler, Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah, has died
Kuwait state television says its 91-year-old ruler, Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah, has died
UN: Yemen's warring sides to swap more than 1,000 prisoners
The United Nations says Yemen’s warring sides have agreed to exchange more than 1,000 prisoners
Thousands of Israelis protest in Jerusalem, despite lockdown
Thousands of Israelis are protesting outside the official residence of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to demand his resignation, pressing ahead with weeks of protests against the embattled Israeli leader despite a strict new lockdown order
Iraq's foreign minister makes first visit to Iran
Iran's state news agency says that the Iraqi foreign minister has arrived in Tehran for bilateral talks with senior Iranian officials
Turkey slams US speaker over remarks on Trump, Erdogan
Turkey’s foreign minister is accusing US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of “blatant ignorance” over her comments that questioned U.S. President Donald Trump’s commitment to democracy and his alleged “admiration” of Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and other leaders accused of authoritarian rule
At least 13 people drown in migrant shipwreck off Libya
The United Nations says over a dozen migrants trying to reach Europe have drowned in the Mediterranean Sea after their small dinghy capsized off the coast of Libya