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Qatar’s players celebrate with their trophy after winning the 22nd Gulf Cup final against Saudi Arabia in Riyadh on November 26, 2014. (Reuters/Faisal AlNasser)


Qatar beat Saudi Arabia to win Gulf Cup title

Qatar beat Saudi Arabia to win Gulf Cup title

Riyadh, Reuters—Qatar won their third Gulf Cup title after recovering from an early goal to beat hosts Saudi Arabia 2-1 on Wednesday. Skipper Saud Kariri opened the scoring for the Saudi team, also three-time champions, after 16 minutes at the nearly full King Fahd...
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Tribal fighters take part in military training to prepare for fighting against Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants, at the Ain Al-Assad military base in Iraq’s Anbar province, on November 15, 2014. (Reuters)


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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, Britain’s Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif and German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier (LtoR) pose for photographers before a meeting in Vienna November 24, 2014. Iran, the United States and other world powers are all but certain to miss Monday’s deadline […]


Opinion: What is Iran’s Future Regional Role?

Opinion: What is Iran’s Future Regional Role?

The picture taken a couple of days ago of Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif with the US Secretary of State and the other foreign ministers of the P5+1 group of nations in Vienna during negotiations pertaining to Iran’s nuclear program reminded me of a...
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A general view shows the166th ordinary meeting of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, at their headquarters in Vienna, Austria on November 27, 2014. (AFP/Samuel Kubani)


Low expectations for oil output cut as OPEC meets

Low expectations for oil output cut as OPEC meets

Vienna, Reuters—Gulf oil producers led by Saudi Arabia are expected to press the case on Thursday for not yet cutting OPEC output, despite calls from several members of the group to bolster sagging prices by removing surplus crude from the market. Saudi Oil Minister...