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Saudi Arabia restarts East-West oil pipeline, to resume exports from Yanbu, sources say
SINGAPORE/NEW DELHI, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia has restarted operations at its East-West Pipeline and could resume exports from the Red Sea port of Yanbu later on Tuesday, three sources briefe
Qatar's wealth fund and JP Morgan Asset Management to launch $20 billion partnership
DUBAI, Sept 21 (Reuters) - Qatar's sovereign wealth fund QIA and JP Morgan Asset Management (JPM.N), opens new tab plan to launch a $20 billion strategic partnership across public and private markets
Turkey detains 15 over Katilimevim shares, freezes assets of investment firms
ANKARA, Sept 21 (Reuters) - Turkish authorities detained 15 people on Monday in an investigation into transactions involving shares of Katilimevim , a listed Turkish savings financing company, while f
Israel's Under-20 footballers and a golden generation of unity and talent
A team that offered hope... then, four months later, Hamas attacked Israel It was, says Ido Rakovsky, like reporting on "science fiction", rather than sport. Israel, whose senior team have qualified
Israel's Under-20 footballers and a golden generation of unity and talent
A team that offered hope... then, four months later, Hamas attacked Israel It was, says Ido Rakovsky, like reporting on "science fiction", rather than sport. Israel, whose senior team have qualified
Yemen's Houthis: from ragtag militia to geopolitical heavyweight
Yemen's Houthis: from ragtag militia to geopolitical heavyweight Middle East Correspondent Angus McDowell explains how the Iranian-backed Houthis' capture of the last stretch of Yemeni coastline arou
Sweden expels Iran embassy official
HELSINKI, Sept 16 (Reuters) - Sweden's foreign ministry said on Wednesday it had summoned Iran's ambassador and asked an official at the Iranian embassy in Stockholm to leave the country, citing acti
Why Israel Wants More One-Ton Bombs From the U.S.
David M. Halbfinger reported from Jerusalem, and John Ismay from Washington. The Trump administration's decision to send 60,000 powerful one-ton bombs to Israel as part of a $2.8 billion deal -- one
Vikings RB Jordan Mason heads to IR with fractured thumb
EAGAN, Minn. -- Minnesota Vikings running back Jordan Mason fractured his thumb and is headed to short-term injured reserve, Coach Kevin O'Connell announced Wednesday. The injury surfaced Monday morni
Alarmed Yemenis flee south as Houthis keep up attacks
ADEN, Sept 15 (Reuters) - After a drone strike sent shrapnel flying into his wife's chest, killing her, Muhammad Aiyash and his three children fled with no belongings to a new makeshift camp for the d
Saudi Arabia discovers 110 million tonnes of uranium-bearing ore in Medina
DUBAI, Sept 14 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia has discovered 110 million tonnes of raw materials containing uranium concentrations in Medina, the kingdom's energy minister said at the IAEA General Confere
Portugal says Israel undermining Palestinian state through settlement expansion
LISBON, Sept 14 (Reuters) - Portugal's foreign minister said on Monday that Israeli settlement expansion and economic pressure in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem were undermining prospects f
Turkey detains 26 people after raids targeting LGBTQ+ groups
ISTANBUL, Sept 13 (Reuters) - Turkish authorities have detained 26 people and searched the offices of six LGBTQ+ associations in a series of raids that followed allegations of prostitution and obsceni
Iraq orders closure of Shalamcheh border crossing with Iran, two sources say
Sept 12 (Reuters) - Iraq ordered the closure of the Shalamcheh border crossing between Iraq and Iran as a precautionary measure after the latest drone attacks on Saudi Arabia, two security sources to
Syrian private airport plans spark outcry over mass graves, land rights
DAMASCUS, Sept 12 (Reuters) - Syrian government plans to turn a former military airport in Damascus into a hub for private jets are raising alarm among rights groups and residents who say redevelopmen
Qatar and Abu Dhabi decision could slip but Imola expected to host F1 finale
MADRID, Sept 11 (Reuters) - Formula One's 2027 race calendar is likely to be published next week but a decision on this year's season-ending Qatar and Abu Dhabi Grands Prix could slip to October, mult
Saudi Arabia says drones launched from Iraq hit East-West pipeline, holds off on retaliation
Sept 11 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia said drones launched from Iraq attacked its East-West pipeline, but said it would not retaliate for now following a request from Iraq's prime minister, while reservin
South Korean, Iranian foreign ministers discuss Strait of Hormuz, Seoul says
SEOUL, Sept 11 (Reuters) - South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun discussed the situation in the Middle East, including freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, in a telephone call on Frida
Israel says it destroyed Hezbollah underground complex at Lebanon's Ali al-Taher
Sept 10 (Reuters) - The Israeli military destroyed Hezbollah underground infrastructure at the Ali al-Taher ridge in southern Lebanon, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Israel Kat