Death sparks tributes on social media to prominent security official A prominent bodyguard to Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has been shot dead in a “personal dispute” with a friend, according to state media. Another Saudi national and a Filipino worker were also injured along with five members of the security forces when ... Read More »
Saudi Arabia’s crown prince warned in an interview broadcast on Sunday that oil prices could spike to “unimaginably high numbers” if the world does not come together to deter Iran, but said he would prefer a political solution to a military one. Speaking to the CBS program “60 Minutes,” ... Read More »
China’s growing military might has replaced North Korean belligerence as the main security threat to Japan, Tokyo’s annual defense review indicated on Thursday, despite signs that Pyongyang could have nuclear-tipped ballistic missiles. The document’s security assessment on China comes after a section on Japan’s ally, the United States, the first ... Read More »
Democrats are going ahead with an impeachment inquiry, with the accusation Trump pressured a foreign government for dirt on an opponent Donald Trump is facing an impeachment inquiry and looks in trouble. Why? Democrats in the House of Representatives are moving forward with an impeachment inquiry to explore whether ... Read More »
The British-flagged Stena Impero tanker, detained by Iran in July, has started moving and exited the Bandar Abbas port on Friday, according to Refinitiv ship-tracking data. The Stena Impero was detained by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards in the Strait of Hormuz waterway for alleged marine violations two weeks after Britain seized ... Read More »
At the UN, America and Iran talk at each other and refuse to meet. They came not to negotiate, but to demand. The United Nations General Assembly brought together, in the same city at least, the American and Iranian presidents—neither of whom as of today had made so much as ... Read More »
Pakistan PM says he has tried to tell world leaders of growing risk of conflict with India over disputed region Pakistan’s prime minister, Imran Khan, has said he has been trying to raise the alarm at the United Nations this week about the danger of a nuclear war breaking ... Read More »
Lebanese central bank governor Riad Salameh said on Monday that Lebanese banks were meeting customer demand for US dollars which can still be withdrawn from ATMs in most banks. “Dollars are available in Lebanon and the talk that we see in social media and sometimes in the media is ... Read More »
French President Emmanuel Macron reaffirmed his country’s commitment to supporting Lebanon on Monday, telling President Michel Aoun that he would visit Beirut in the upcoming year. The two met in New York on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly. “Talks focused on the bilateral relations between Lebanon and ... Read More »
Britain, Germany and France backed the United States and blamed Iran on Monday for an attack on Saudi oil facilities, urging Tehran to agree to new talks with world powers on its nuclear and missile programs and regional security issues. The Europeans issued a joint statement after British Prime Minister ... Read More »
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