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Saudi coalition accuses Houthis of drone attack on Medina
Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis struck an electricity distribution station in the holy city of Medina in Saudi Arabia, the Saudi-led coalition said Thursday, sparking strong condemnat…
Ireland game interrupted twice by Gaza protests
The Nations League football match between Ireland and Austria in Dublin on Thursday was twice briefly interrupted by demonstrations in support of Palestine. In the 19th minu…
Trump vows to hit Iran 'very hard' if linked to flydubai attack
US President Donald Trump said Thursday that Tehran was likely involved in an attack by a pilot on a flydubai flight to Israel and that Iran would be "hit very hard" if it was. Th…
Spotlight on UK-UAE ties amid Manchester City scandal
The Manchester City financial scandal threatens to tarnish one of Abu Dhabi's most dazzling showcases of "soft power" and confronts the United Kingdom with a delicate balancing ac…
US sanctions target Iran's auto, rail sectors as blockade chokes ship lanes
By Timothy GardnerWASHINGTON, Oct 1 (Reuters) - The Trump administration imposed sanctions on Iran's rail and auto sectors and their foreign suppliers, the Treasury Department sai…
UK police arrest dual UK-Iranian man in Fairford air base investigation
LONDON, Oct 1 (Reuters) - British counter-terrorism police investigating a suspected plot involving an air base used by the US to target Iran said on Thursday they had arrested a …
US sanctions target Iran's auto, rail sectors after blockade chokes shipping lanes
By Timothy GardnerWASHINGTON, Oct 1 (Reuters) - The Trump administration on Thursday imposed fresh sanctions on Iran, targeting its rail and automotive conglomerates and internati…
Libya's pay strike rallies teachers across divided nation
In Libya, a teachers' strike over pay has shut schools and delayed the start of the school year, rallying educators across the oil-rich but politically divided country. Their dema…
Saudi Arabia accuses Houthis of drone attack in Medina
The kingdom previously accused the Yemeni group of targeting the holy city of Mecca as fighting escalates.
Turkey-Greece cable dispute hits impasse as Ankara insists on prior coordination
Turkey and Greece are increasingly at an impasse over the Great Sea Interconnector project, which aims to link the power grids of Greece and Cyprus and eventually Israel.
