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Opinion: Agents Working For Iran

by Mshari Al-Zaydi | Dec 7, 2016 | Opinion

The Specialised Criminal Court in the Saudi capital Riyadh sentenced 15 people involved in an Iranian spy cell made up of 32 people to death yesterday. Two other people were acquitted and 15 other defendants were given prison sentences. These sentences are provisional...

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Benelux Provides Aid for Tunisia

by Al-munji al-Saaidani | Dec 7, 2016 | Middle East

Tunisia- Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands have signed various agreements with the Tunisian government to help revive the North African nation’s struggling economy. The agreements signed on Monday with the three countries which constitute a sub-regional bloc...

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People remove belongings from a damaged site after an air strike Sunday in the rebel-held besieged al-Qaterji neighbourhood of Aleppo, Syria October 17, 2016. REUTERS/Abdalrhman Ismail

Western states Call On Syrian Regime, Russia, Iran to Agree to U.N. Plan

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Dec 7, 2016 | Middle East

The leaders of six major Western states called on Wednesday for an immediate ceasefire in the Syrian city of Aleppo and condemned Russia and Iran for supporting the Syrian regime. In a joint statement by President Barack Obama and leaders of Britain, Germany, Italy,...

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European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini and NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg address a joint news conference during a NATO foreign ministers meeting at the Alliance headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, December 6, 2016. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir

NATO Stresses Importance of U.S.-Russia Talks

by Abdullah Mustafa | Dec 7, 2016 | World

Brussels- NATO “continues to strive for more constructive relations with Russia,” NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said at a press conference on Monday ahead of NATO countries’ foreign ministers’ meeting scheduled for December 6-7. “We continue to strive for...

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The Neutral Zone’s oil fields have been closed [Getty]

Riyadh, Kuwait Uphold Cut Agreement as Production Restarts in Neutral Zone

by Wael Mahdi | Dec 7, 2016 | Business

Khobar- Oil drilling and production in Saudi-Kuwait common wells might be resumed after a two year halt. The relaunch of production, however, will not affect the cut agreement reached by OPEC members last week. Bloomberg wrote that Saudi Arabia and Kuwait will cut...